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 |
|---|---|
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |