Group6 Flashcards
0
Q
Quibble
A
To argue over insignificant and irrelevant details
1
Q
Quiescent
A
Inactive; still
2
Q
Qualm
A
Sudden feeling of faintness or nausea; uneasy feeling about the rightness of actions
3
Q
Qualified
A
Limited, restricted
4
Q
Quail
A
Cower (crouch down in fear)
5
Q
Quagmire
A
Marsh; difficult situation
6
Q
Pusillanimous
A
Cowardly
7
Q
Purport
A
Profess, suppose, claim
8
Q
Pungent
A
Sharp or strong in smell or taste; penetrating, caustic; to the point
9
Q
Prohibitive
A
So high as to prevent the purchase or use of
10
Q
Propensity
A
Inclination, tendency
11
Q
Propitiate
A
To win over, appease
12
Q
Libation
A
Pouring out a drink as offering to a deity
13
Q
Contagion
A
Spread of a harmful idea or practice (or disease)
14
Q
Propriety
A
Correct conduct; fitness