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 |
|---|---|
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| charlatan | quack |