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 |
|---|---|
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| narcissist | an individual showing symptoms of or affected by narcissism: such as |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |