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7 Cards in this Set
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quagmire
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(n.) a difficult situation (We’d all like to avoid the kind of military quagmire
characterized by the Vietnam War.) |
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quaint
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(adj.) charmingly old-fashioned (Hilda was delighted by the quaint bonnets she
saw in Amish country.) |
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quandary
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(n.) a perplexed, unresolvable state (Carlos found himself in a quandary:
should he choose mint chocolate chip or cookie dough?) |
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quell
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(v.) to control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation (The skilled leader
deftly quelled the rebellion.) |
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querulous
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(adj.) whiny, complaining (If deprived of his pacifier, young Brendan
becomes querulous.) |
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quixotic
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(adj.) idealistic, impractical (Edward entertained a quixotic desire to fall in
love at first sight in a laundromat.) |
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quotidian
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(adj.) daily (Ambika’s quotidian routines include drinking two cups of coffee
in the morning.) |
