quaff

verbCommon GRE wordMore Q words

to drink heartily and in large gulps

In a sentence

Quaff in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing quaff in a sentence.

After the long hike, they quaffed cold water as if they had crossed a desert.

Synonyms

gulpswigguzzle

Antonyms

sipnurse

Keep going

a person who fraudulently claims medical or expert knowledge they do not possess

the fraudulent pretense of skill or knowledge, especially in medicine

to limit or modify a statement so that it is less absolute

a state of uncertainty or perplexity over what to do

a period of enforced isolation to prevent the spread of disease

to suppress or put an end to, especially by force; to quiet or calm

habitually complaining in a peevish, whining manner

to argue or object over trivial, insignificant details

Common questions

Quaff (verb) means to drink heartily and in large gulps

Here is quaff used in an example sentence: "After the long hike, they quaffed cold water as if they had crossed a desert."

Common synonyms for quaff include gulp, swig, guzzle.

Antonyms of quaff include sip, nurse.

Quaff is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.