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 |
|---|---|
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |