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 |
|---|---|
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| clime | climate |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |