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.

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WordMeaning
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
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sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
junkettrip
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building