GRE Word List
QUELL
suppress; put an end to; put down forcibly; extinguish; quiet; Ex. ``Army Quells Rebellion'' in newspaper; CF. kill
The meaning of the word quell is suppress; put an end to; put down forcibly; extinguish; quiet; Ex. ``Army Quells Rebellion'' in newspaper; CF. kill.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allege | state without proof |
| bemused | confused; lost in thought; preoccupied |
| vie | contend; compete |
| ventral | abdominal |
| functional | made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning; Ex. functional modern furniture; CF. functionalism |
| shift | change position or place; exchange (one thing) for another; change in direction or position; Ex. shift the stolen goods; N. group of workers which takes turns with other groups; working period of such a group |
| compute | reckon; calculate |
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| verdigris | green coating or patina on copper which has been exposed to the weather |
| haphazard | random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town |