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 |
|---|---|
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |