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 |
|---|---|
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| forlorn | bereft |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |