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 |
|---|---|
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |