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 |
|---|---|
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| postulate | demand |
| guy | man |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |