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Qq

quake

quakes quaking

quaked verb

to shake

or tremble.

He quaked with fear when

he saw the crocodile.

N say kwake

qualify

qualifies qualifying qualified

verb

to prove that you are fit

or suitable for something.

I hope I qualify for the team!

N say kwol-uh-fie

qualification noun

quality

qualities noun

1 a judgment of how good

or bad something is.

High quality.

2 something that is special

about someone or something.

She has many good qualities.

N say kwol-i-tee

quantity

quantities noun

an amount

or number.

A large quantity of crates.

N say kwon-ti-tee

quarrel

quarrels quareling quareled

verb

to have an argument or

disagreement with someone.

N say kwor-rul

quarrel noun

quarry

quarries noun

a place where stone, sand, or

gravel is cut out of the ground.

A stone quarry.

N say kwor-ee

quarter

quarters noun

1 one of four

equal pieces

of a whole.

2 a coin

that is equal

to 25 cents, or

a quarter of a dollar.

quartz

noun

a hard mineral,

often found in

crystal form.

N say kworts

quay

quays noun

an area by a harbor

where ships are loaded

and unloaded.

N say kee

queen

queens noun

a female ruler of a country

or the wife of a king.

query

queries noun

a question, because you

have a doubt or problem

about something.

The teacher helped to

answer the student’s query.

N say kweer-ree

query verb

question

questions questioning

questioned verb

to ask someone for

information or an answer.

N opposite answer

question noun

questionable

adjective

doubtful or suspicious.

His reasons for leaving

so quickly were

questionable.

quick

adjective

fast or sudden.

A quick movement.

N comparisons quicker

quickest

N opposite slow

quickly adverb

quiet

adjective

silent and peaceful.

N comparisons quieter quietest

quill

quills noun

a large feather, especially

one that has been made

into an ink pen.

N say kwil

quilt

quilts noun

a thick, soft cover for a bed.

quite

adverb

1 fairly.

I am quite good at running.

2 completely.

You are quite right.

quiz

quizzes noun

a game in which you are

asked questions to find out

how much you know.

quote

quotes quoting quoted verb

to repeat something that

someone else has said

or written.

quotation noun

quote

patchwork quilt

quill

pen