“Q” Words Flashcards
Quiver (verb)
To shake/tremble with motion
Her voice was quivering in nervousness
Quail (verb)
To feel or show lost courage in fear
I can’t help but quail after the incident that occurred
Quarrel (noun, verb)
A heated argument (Noun) To strongly argue with someone (verb)
We always have to quarrel about money
Queasy (adj)
Feeling slightly sick
Reece can’t handle boat journeys, he gets queasy from them
Quench (verb)
To drink until you aren’t thirsty
I love quenching my thirst by chugging this big water bottle
Quibble (verb)
To argue/complain about minor details
This client quibbles about anything just for a slightly better outcome
Quintuple (adj)
Five times as much or as many - quint
My regular source of income today has quintupled compared to what I made at my first job
Quantum (noun)
The smallest amount of something, especially energy that something can possess
Electrons are the quantum of electricity
Quaff (verb)
To drink a beverage with enjoyment
All they did was quaff down beer the whole day
Quaver (verb)
To tremble/shake when speaking
I was quavering while speaking to the doctor about my injury
