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 |
|---|---|
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| courier | messenger |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| decipher | decode |