If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 02-Mar-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists quell [ kwel ] [ transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. pacify or allay 2. suppress or subdue forcibly; to end or crush down USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The army had to be called in as the police failed to quell the riotous mob. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Tony Blair last night admitted that allowing the Iran detainees to sell their stories had not been a "good idea", as he tried to quell a barrage of criticism. The Herald, Blair: We acted in good faith, but we got it wrong, By MICHAEL SETTLE, Chief UK Political Correspondent, April 11 2007 decorum [ di-KAWR-uh' m, -KOHR- ] [ noun ] ...