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

WordMeaning
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
practicalof, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal
vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
osseousbony
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
compellingthat compels: such as
tenacitythe quality or state of being tenacious