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 |
|---|---|
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| osseous | bony |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |