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 |
|---|---|
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| boor | peasant |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| convoluted | having convolutions |