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 |
|---|---|
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| parlance | speech |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| flighty | swift |
| exegesis | exposition |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |