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 |
|---|---|
| disquietude | anxiety |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| blackball | to vote against |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |