Mrs. Jack, with an emotion which even the reverend's presence could not quell, let out what the neighbors described afterwards as a 'screech fit to wake the dead,' and fled into her house, where she fell hysterically onto her bed.

Which two words could replace quell as it is used in the paragraph?

arrange
blame
calm
encourage
soothe

1 answer

The two words that could replace "quell" in the paragraph are "calm" and "soothe."