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 |
|---|---|
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| dingy | dirty |
| lewd | obscene |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| nutritious | nourishing |