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 |
|---|---|
| sheer | unqualified |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |