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Quack, n. Charlatan, empiric, mountebank, impostor, pretender, HUMBUG. Quackery, n. Charlatanism, charlatanry, empiricism, humbug, mummery, imposition, pretension. Quadrangular, a. Four-cornered. Quadrate, n. Square. Quadrate with, Fit, suit, agree with, correspond with, tally with, coincide with, comport with, square with, fall in with, chime in with. Quadrilateral, a. Four-sided. Quadruped, n. Four-footed animal. Quadruple, a. Fourfold. Quære, v. n. [L. imperative.] Inquire, seek, question, see. Quaff, v. a. Drink (copiously). Quaggy, a. Boggy, marshy, swampy. Quagmire, n. Bog, fen, slough, morass, marsh, swamp. Quail, v. n. Cower, shrink, flinch, faint, blench, quake, tremble, be quelled, give way, lose courage, lose spirits, be cast down. Quaint, a. Odd, strange, singular, whimsical, unusual, uncommon, extraordinary, unique, curious, droll, fantastic, fanciful, far-fetched, out of the way. Quake, v. n. Shake, tremble, shudder, quiver. Quaker, n. Friend. Qualification, n. 1. Fitness, suitableness, capability, endowment, accomplishment. 2. Modification, limitation, restriction. 3. Abatement, diminution, mitigation, allowance, grains of allowance. Qualify, v. a. 1. Fit, adapt, capacitate, propose, empower, enable, make fit, make suitable, make capable. 2. Modify, limit, restrict, restrain. 3. Soften, abate, diminish, mitigate, ease, assuage, moderate, temper. Quality, n. 1. Property, attribute, nature, characteristic, peculiarity. 2. Disposition, humor, temper, mood, character. 3. Rank, condition, station, standing, status. 4. [With The prefixed.] Nobility, gentry, NOBLESSE, aristocracy, persons of rank. 5. Brand, chop. Qualm, n. 1. Throe, pang, agony, sudden attack. 2. Sickness (of the stomach), nausea. 3. Twinge (of conscience), scruple. Qualmish, a. Sick (at the stomach), inclined to vomit, queasy. Quandary, n. Difficulty, perplexity, doubt, puzzle, uncertainty, embarrassment, nonplus, strait, dilemma. Quantity, n. 1. Amount, aggregate, sum. 2. Part, portion, share. 3. Length, duration. Quantum sufficit, [L.] Enough, as much as suffices. Quarrel, n. Brawl, feud, affray, fray, contention, altercation, wrangle, contest, squabble, broil, jar, breach, rupture, difference, disagreement, dissension, bickering, quarrelling, strife, breeze, falling out. Quarrel, v. n. Wrangle, squabble, bicker, BRAWL, dispute, spar, jangle, TIFF, fall out, have words, have an altercation, be at variance, have a bone to pick, pick a quarrel. Quarrelling, n. Quarrel. Quarrelsome, a. Irascible, choleric, irritable, petulant, cross, contentious, disputatious, litigious. Quarry, n. 1. Stone-pit, stone-bed. 2. Prey (especially that of the hunting falcon), game, object of the chase. Quart, n. Two pints, fourth part of a gallon. Quarter, n. 1. Fourth part. 2. District, region, territory, locality, place. 3. Mercy (granted by a conqueror). Quarter, v. a. 1. Divide in four equal parts. 2. Divide, separate into parts or compartments. 3. Lodge, BILLET, furnish with quarters (as soldiers). Quarter, v. n. Lodge, abide, have lodgings. Quarters, n. pl. 1. Stations, posts, cantonments. 2. Lodging, dwelling, abode, habitation, headquarters. Quartz, n. Silex, silica, ROCK-CRYSTAL. Quash, v. a. 1. Crush, subdue, quell, repress, suppress, extinguish, put down. 2. (Law.) Annul, nullify, overthrow, cancel, make void. Quasi, [L.] Apparently, as if, as though, as it were, in a certain sense, to a certain extent, in a manner. Quaver, v. n. Tremble, shake, quiver. Quaver, n. (Mus.) 1. Shake. 2. Eighth-note, eighth of a semibreve, quarter of a minim, half of a crotchet. Quay, n. Wharf. Quean, n. Jade, hussy, base woman, sorry wench. Queasy, a. 1. Qualmish, sick (at the stomach), inclined to vomit. 2. Fastidious, squeamish, difficult, over-nice, over-delicate, hard to please. Queer, a. Odd, strange, singular, droll, whimsical, quaint, curious, fantastic, unusual, uncommon, extraordinary, unique. Quell, v. a. 1. Subdue, suppress, crush, reduce, overcome. 2. Repress, restrain, check, smother, curb, bridle, lay, rein in. 3. Quiet, calm, still, compose, lull, hush, tranquillize, pacify. 4. Moderate, assuage, mitigate, allay, appease, alleviate, mollify, soften, dull, soothe, blunt, deaden. Quench, v. a. 1. Extinguish, put out. 2. Destroy, still, stifle, repress, check, suppress, put an end to. 3. Allay, slake, cool. Querimonious, a. Querulous. Querist, n. Inquirer, interrogator, investigator. Querulous, a. Complaining, murmuring, querimonious, petulant, peevish, cross, dissatisfied, discontented, fault-finding. Query, n. Question, inquiry, interrogatory. Query, v. n. Make inquiry, ask questions. Query, v. a. 1. Question, inquire into. 2. Doubt, controvert, dispute, hesitate to believe, consider questionable. Quest, n. Search. Question, n. 1. Interrogation, examination. 2. Interrogatory, query, inquiry. 3. Discussion, disquisition, investigation, trial. 4. Dispute, controversy, doubt. 5. Proposition, motion, topic, point. Question, v. a. 1. Interrogate, ask, catechise, examine, inquire of, put questions to. 2. Doubt, query, controvert, dispute, call in question, hesitate to believe, consider questionable. Questionable, a. Doubtful, uncertain, equivocal, problematical, disputable, controvertible, debatable. Quibble, n. 1. Evasion (by verbal subtlety), cavil, subterfuge, prevarication, equivocation, sophism, quiddity, trifling nicety. 2. Pun, clinch, CALEMBOUR, play upon words. Quibble, v. n. 1. Cavil, shuffle, prevaricate, equivocate, practise evasion, evade the truth. 2. Pun, play upon words. Quick, a. 1. Active, nimble, agile, alert, brisk, prompt, ready. 2. Rapid, swift, speedy, fleet, hasty, expeditious, hurried, flying. 3. Dexterous, adroit, skilful, expert, apt. 4. Acute, clever, sharp, shrewd, keen, intelligent, sagacious, discerning. 5. Hasty, choleric, passionate, testy, irritable, touchy, waspish, petulant, irascible, peppery, snappish. Quick, ad. Quickly. Quicken, v. a. 1. Vivify, revive, resuscitate, reinvigorate, refresh, make alive, give life to. 2. Hasten, accelerate, speed, hurry, expedite, despatch. 3. Stimulate, sharpen, excite, incite. Quickens, n. Quick-grass. Quicken-tree, n. Rowan-tree, mountain ash (European), fowler's service-tree (Pyrus aucuparia or Sorbus aucuparia). Quick-grass, n. Knot-grass, dog-wheat, dog's-grass, couch-grass, wheat-grass, twitch-grass, quitch-grass, quickens (Triticum repens). Quick-lime, n. Caustic lime. Quickly, ad. Speedily, swiftly, rapidly, soon, quick, immediately, with haste, with celerity, without delay, post-haste. Quickness, n. 1. Celerity, expedition, velocity, speed, speediness, fleetness, rapidity, swiftness, despatch. 2. Activity, briskness, nimbleness, readiness, promptness, promptitude, alertness, agility, smartness. 3. Dexterity, adroitness, expertness, dexterousness, aptness, aptitude, facility, knack. 4. Sharpness, penetration, keenness, acuteness, sagacity, shrewdness. Quick-sighted, a. Sharp-sighted, lynx-eyed, quick-eyed, eagle-eyed, hawk-eyed. Quicksilver, n. Mercury, hydrargyrum. Quick-witted, a. Witty, smart, nimble-witted. Quid, n. [Low.] Cud. Quiddity, n. 1. Essence, nature. 2. Quibble, cavil, evasion, sophism, subterfuge, prevarication, equivocation, trifling nicety. Quiddle, v. [Colloquial, U. S.] Dawdle, waste time in trifles, be busy about trifles. Quiddle, n. [Colloquial, U. S.] Trifler, dawdler. Quiddler, n. [Colloquial, U. S.] Trifler, dawdler. Quid pro quo, [L.] Equivalent. Quidnunc, n. Newsmonger. Quiescence, n. 1. Rest, repose, quiet, quietude, stillness, calmness, calm, tranquillity, peace. 2. Suspense, intermission, remission, dormancy, abeyance. Quiescent, a. 1. Quiet, resting, still, dormant, motionless, at rest, at a stand, stock-still, standing still. 2. Silent, not sounded. Quiet, n. Rest, repose, stillness, peace, tranquillity, calm, calmness, quietude, quiescence, quietness. Quiet, v. a. 1. Stop, suspend, arrest, interrupt, intermit, discontinue, put a stop to. 2. Tranquillize, calm, compose, lull, pacify, appease, soothe, sober. 3. Still, silence, hush. 4. Moderate, allay, assuage, mitigate, mollify, alleviate, soften, dull, blunt. Quietness, n. Quiet. Quietude, n. Quiet. Quietus, n. 1. Rest, repose, death. 2. Acquittance, final discharge. Quill-driver, n. 1. Writer, scribbler. 2. Clerk, scribe, secretary, amanuensis. Quinia, n. Quinine. Quinine, n. 1. Quinia. 2. Sulphate of quinia, sulphate of quinine. Quinquina, n. Cinchona, Jesuit's bark, Peruvian bark, Cinchona bark. Quintessence, n. Essence, essential part. Quip, n. Taunt, jibe, jeer, sally, quirk, crank, repartee, retort, sharp saying, caustic or cutting remark. Quirk, n. 1. Evasion, shift, make-shift, loophole, quibble, pretence, pretext, excuse. 2. Taunt, jibe, jeer, sally, QUIP. Quit, v. a. 1. Deliver, clear, release, free, acquit, absolve, set free, deliver from, discharge from. 2. Pay, discharge, settle, liquidate. 3. Leave (with the purpose of never returning), vacate, withdraw from, go away from, retire from, depart from, get away from. 4. Abandon, desert, forsake, resign, renounce, relinquish, forswear, cast off, give over, give up. Quit, a. Clear, free, absolved, released, acquitted, discharged. Quitch-grass, n. Quick-grass. Quite, ad. 1. Completely, wholly, entirely, totally, perfectly. 2. [Colloquial.] Very, considerably, in a great degree, to a great extent. Quit scores, Settle mutual accounts, quit from mutual obligations, clear mutually from all demands. Quittance, n. Discharge, acquittance. Quiver, v. n. 1. Quake, shake, quaver, bicker, be tremulous. 2. Tremble, shudder, shiver. Quivering, n. Trembling, tremulous motion. Quixotic, a. Visionary, imaginary, wild, fanciful, freakish, Utopian, chimerical, fantastical, absurdly romantic. Quiz, n. 1. Puzzle (by way of sport), enigma, riddle, knotty question. 2. [Colloquial.] Jester, buffoon, odd fellow. Quiz, v. a. 1. Puzzle (for sport), ridicule, run upon, make fun of, make sport of. 2. Stare at (in mockery), peer at. Quo ad hoc, [L.] As to this, as far as this is concerned. Quoit, n. Discus, disk. Quondam, a. [L.] [Colloquial.] Former, late, CI-DEVANT, old-time, in former times. Quota, n. Portion, share, contingent, proportion, proportional part. Quotation, n. Citation, extract. Quote, v. a. Cite, adduce, extract. Quoth, v. n. Said. Quotidian, a. Daily, diurnal. Quotidian, a. (Med.) Quotidian fever.