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querulous

One who keeps questioning (querying) everything.; fretful; whining His classmates were repelled by his querulous and complaining statements.

qualms

misgivings His qualms of conscience had become so great that he decided to abandon his plans.

quaint

odd; old-fashioned; picturesque Her quaint clothes and old-fashioned language marked her as an eccentric.

quintessence

purest and highest embodiment Noel Coward displayed the quintessence of wit.

quell

put down; quiet The police used fire hoses and teat gas to quell the rioters.

quagmire

soft, wet, boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself Up to her knees in mud, Myra wondered how on earth she was going to extricate herself from this quagmire.

quash

subdue; crush; squash [[ squash also means the same - compress/suppress]] The authorities acted quickly to quash the student rebellion, sending in tanks to cow the demonstrators.

quarry

victim; object of a hunt The police closed in on their quarry.

quiescent

at rest; dormant After this geyser erupts, it will remain quiescent for twenty-four hours.

quizzical

bantering; comical; humorously serious Will Rogers' quizzical remarks endeared him to his audiences.

quiver

case for arrows 1. v. shake with fast, tremulous movements 2. n.case for arrows Robin Hood reached back and plucked one last arrow from his quiver.

quack

charlatan; impostor Do not be misled by the exorbitant claims of this quack; he cannot cure you.

quail

cower; lose heart He was afraid that he would quail in the face of danger.

quotidian

daily; commonplace; customary [[quote is told repeatedly]] To Philip, each new day of his internship was filled with excitement; he could not dismiss his rounds as merely quotidian routine.

quarry

dig into They quarried blocks of marble out of the hillside.

quay

dock; landing place Because of the captain's carelessness, the ship crashed into the quay.

quaff

drink with relish As we quaffed our ale, we listened to the gay songs of the students in the tavern.

queasy

easily nauseated; squeamish As the ship left the harbor, he became queasy and thought that he was going to suffer from seasickness.

quibble

equivocate; play on words [ qui(kyun)+bble(bill)..KYUN BILL ITNA ZYADA HAI?, you OBJECT to reading of meter & COMPLAIN to the authorities.. ] Do not quibble; I want a straightforward and definite answer.

quadruped

four-footed animal Most mammals are quadrupeds.

quixotic

idealistic but impractical His head is in the clouds; he is constantly presenting these quixotic schemes.

qualified

limited; restricted Unable to give the candidate full support, the mayor gave him only a qualified endorsement.

quirk

sudden sharp turn or twist; startling twist; caprice; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity of behavior; Ex. by a quirk of fate A clerk walking in murk he hit something and got a knee-jerk he bent to see, what did he hit from a lamp some smoke emit. Genni appeared and told the clerk, it is a QUIRK ask for any 3 perk.

quip

taunt You are unpopular because you are too free with your quips and sarcastic comments.

quisling

traitor who aids invaders [[ in World War II, Vidkun Quisling, a Norwegian politician, volunteered to help the occupying Nazis rule Norway for Germany]] In his conquest of Europe, Hitler was aided by the quislings who betrayed their own people and served in the puppet governments established by the Nazis.

quietude

tranquillity He was impressed by the air of quietude and peace that pervaded the valley.