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 |
|---|---|
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |