GRE Word List
QUELL
to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
The meaning of the word quell is to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |