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  • 41Solomon — (10th century B.C.E.)    Legendary king of the Israelites, son of David, builder of the Temple of Jerusalem, and commander of an army of DEMONs or DJINN. The actual existence of Solomon and his father, David, remains unproved, but they are among… …

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  • 42quell — [[t]kwe̱l[/t]] quells, quelling, quelled 1) VERB To quell opposition or violent behaviour means to stop it. [V n] Troops eventually quelled the unrest. 2) VERB If you quell an unpleasant feeling such as fear or anger, you stop yourself or other… …

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  • 43quell — verb 1) troops quelled the unrest Syn: put an end to, put a stop to, end, crush, put down, check, crack down on, curb, nip in the bud, squash, quash, subdue, suppress, overcome; informal squelch 2) he quelled his misgivings …

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  • 44quell — UK [kwel] / US verb [transitive] Word forms quell : present tense I/you/we/they quell he/she/it quells present participle quelling past tense quelled past participle quelled formal 1) to get rid of unpleasant thoughts or feelings, or to prevent… …

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  • 45quenched — adjective 1. allayed his thirst quenched he was able to continue • Syn: ↑satisfied, ↑slaked • Similar to: ↑mitigated 2. subdued or overcome the quelled rebellion …

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  • 46squelched — adjective subdued or overcome the quelled rebellion an uprising quenched almost before it started a squelched rumor • Syn: ↑quelled, ↑quenched • Similar to: ↑suppressed …

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  • 47unquelled — “+ adjective Etymology: un (I) + quelled, past participle of quell : not quelled unquelled pockets of resistance left behind the advance …

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  • 48Quail — Quail, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Qualled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Qualling}.] [AS. cwelan to die, perish; akin to cwalu violent death, D. kwaal pain, G. qual torment, OHG. quelan to suffer torment, Lith. gelti to hurt, gela pain. Cf. {Quell}.] 1. To die; to …

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  • 49Qualled — Quail Quail, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Qualled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Qualling}.] [AS. cwelan to die, perish; akin to cwalu violent death, D. kwaal pain, G. qual torment, OHG. quelan to suffer torment, Lith. gelti to hurt, gela pain. Cf. {Quell}.] 1. To… …

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  • 50Qualling — Quail Quail, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Qualled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Qualling}.] [AS. cwelan to die, perish; akin to cwalu violent death, D. kwaal pain, G. qual torment, OHG. quelan to suffer torment, Lith. gelti to hurt, gela pain. Cf. {Quell}.] 1. To… …

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