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quack
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a person who pretends to be someone else or have a skill
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In Catch Me If You Can Leonardo Di Caprio plays a quack who takes on many different professions.
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quaff
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to drink with hearty enjoyment
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We spent the whole evening quaffing the fine ales of Germany.
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quail
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lose courage, become frightened
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Seeing the huge defensive lineman made the young quarterback quail.
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qualm
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feeling of doubt, temporary feeling of sickness
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He has no qualms about lying to his professors.
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quandary
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state of doubt or perplexity
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He came to a "Y" in the road which put him into quite a quandary.
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quell
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suppress, subdue
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The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.
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quibble
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an instance of the use of ambiguous or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue
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The lawyer was known for quibbling in court in order to avoid points that would hurt his case.
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quiescent
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at rest, dormant, torpid
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My roomates have no responsibilities which makes me jealous of their quiescent minds.
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quirk
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habit or action peculiar to somebody
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Lindsay's main quirk is that she wiggles when she has nothing to say.
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quixotic
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generous, unselfish
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After living with such selfish parents, he decided to be quixotic with his wealth.
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quotidian
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daily, usual, ordinary
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I watch the quotidian news report everynight to stay informed.
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