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English Word: Quell

Part of Speech: Verb

English Meaning: To stop something, especially by using force

Example Sentence: "A stampede at a soccer stadium in Indonesia killed at least 125 people and injured more than 320 on Saturday night after police sought to quell violence on the pitch, in one of the world`s worst stadium disasters."

Synonyms: put an end to, stamp out, put a stop to, end, finish, get rid of, crush, put down, check, crack down on, curb, nip in the bud, thwart, frustrate

Antonyms: bring about, prompt

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Descend

Meaning: Move or fall downwards.

Sentence: We have to descend the hill to reach the valley.

Synonyms: cascade, collapse, crash, dip, disembark, dive, go down, penetrate, plummet, plunge, settle, sink, slide, slip, stumble, subside, swoop, trickle, tumble

Antonyms: ascend, go up, grow, increase, leave, rise, even, level, mount, pour, straighten

Escape

Meaning: to get yourself free

Sentence: The prisoner tried to escape from prison.

Synonyms: breakout, departure, desertion, disappearance, flight, freedom, liberation, outbreak, rescue, withdrawal

Antonyms: arrival, coming, entrance, stay, staying, directness, meeting, capture

Hasty

Meaning: hurried, done too quickly

Sentence: Her hasty decisions did not always have the required effect.

Synonyms: abrupt, careless, expeditious, hurried, ill-advised, impulsive, quick, rapid, reckless, sudden, swift, urgent

Antonyms: careful, cautious, kind, leisurely, slow, sluggish, thoughtful, wise

Remarkable

Meaning: unusual or extraordinary

Sentence: He climbed over the wall with remarkable ease.

Synonyms: curious, exceptional, important, impressive, miraculous, momentous, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, odd, outstanding, phenomenal, rare, significant, singular, solid, strange, striking, surprising, uncommon, unique, wonderful

Antonyms: average, bad, common, commonplace, familiar, inconsequential, inconspicuous, inferior, insignificant, like, normal, ordinary, poor, regular, similar, standard, trivial, unexceptional, unimportant, unimpressive, unnoticeable, unremarkable, usual, worthless

Tremendous

Meaning: Very great in amount, scale, or intensity.

Sentence: A tremendous wave rocked the boat.

Synonyms: amazing, astounding, awesome, colossal, dreadful, enormous, excellent, exceptional, extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, formidable, great, immense, incredible, marvelous, massive, monumental, prodigious, terrible, terrific, vast, wonderful

Antonyms: bad, believable, common, commonplace, conventional, customary, expected, familiar, inferior, insignificant, little, miniature, minute, nice, normal, ordinary, plain, pleasant, poor, powerless, small, teeny, tiny, trivial, unamazing, unimportant, unnoteworthy, usual, weak, wonderful

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