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 |
|---|---|
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| exploit | deed |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |