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

WordMeaning
rivetinghaving the power to fix the attention : engrossing
incubateto sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
parleyto speak with another : confer
anarchyabsence of government
fluencythe quality or state of being fluent
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water