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 |
|---|---|
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |