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 |
|---|---|
| raspy | harsh |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
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| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
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| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
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| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |