quadrilateral:
four-sided polygon; having four sides | quadruped:
four-footed or quadruped animal, especially, four-footed mammal |
quaff:
drink with relish; swallow hurriedly or greedily | quagmire:
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself |
quail:
draw back, as with fear or pain; show fear | qualm:
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness |
quantitative:
expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to measurement of quantity | quarterly:
every three months; in three month intervals |
quay:
dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded | quell:
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet |
quench:
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy | querulous:
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
query:
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation | questionnaire:
form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information |
quiescent:
at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive | quietude:
tranquility; state of peace and quiet |
quintessence:
pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing | quip:
clever, witty remark often prompted by occasion |
quirk:
sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; peculiarity of behavior | quiver:
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement |
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