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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |