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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