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 |
|---|---|
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| privy | private |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |