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 |
|---|---|
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| junket | trip |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |