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 |
|---|---|
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |