quaint | a. Syn. odd; picturesque; strange
odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character |
qualified | a. Syn. certified
restricted; having the appropriate qualifications for an office, position, or task |
qualify | v.
make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable |
qualm | n.
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness |
quarry | n. Syn. victim; prey
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal |
quarter | n. Syn. fourth
one of four equal parts; a fourth part or portion |
queer | a. Syn. eccentric; mysterious
odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric; mysterious; suspicious; questionable |
quench | v. Syn. extinguish
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy |
questionable | a.
subject to question; admitting of being questioned; inviting, or seeming to invite, inquiry |
quilt | v.
pad and stitch ornamentally; construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique |
quota | n. Syn. share; ration
limitation on imports; ration; prescribed number |
quotation | n.
passage or expression that is quoted or cited; practice of quoting from books |
racket | n.
device consisting of an oval frame with a tight interlaced network of strings and a handle; wooden paddle, as one used in table tennis |
radar | n.
measuring instrument to detect distant objects by microwave |
radiate | v. Syn. effuse
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves |
radiation | n.
very small particles of a radioactive substance that can cause illness or death |
radical | a. Syn. drastic; extreme
drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic |
radius | n.
right line drawn or extending from the center of a circle to the periphery |
raft | n.
a flat float made of logs or planks; a large number or amount or extent |
rage | n. Syn. vogue
something that is desired intensely; state of extreme anger |
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