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 |
|---|---|
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| quisling | traitor |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |