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18 words
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quadrupedal
/ˌkwɑdɹəˈpiːdəl/
adjective
C1
Walking on four legs.
quaint
/kweɪnt/
adjective
C1
Charmingly old-fashioned.
qualitative
/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.tə.tɪv/
adjective
C2
Describing qualities rather than numbers.
quality
/ˈkwɒlɪti/
noun
A2+
3 meanings
How good or bad something is; the standard it reaches.
quantitative
/ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv/
adjective
C1
Measured in numbers and statistics.
quantum
/ˈkwɒntəm/
adjective
C1
2 meanings
Belonging to the physics of the very smallest things.
quarrelsome
/ˈkwɒɹəlsəm/
adjective
B2+
Always ready to argue.
quarterly
adjective
B2+
Happening once every three months.
queasy
/ˈkwiː.zi/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Feeling slightly sick.
queer
/kwɪə/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Strange or odd, in older use.
querulous
/ˈkwɛɹ(j)ʊləs/
adjective
C2
Complaining in a whining tone.
quick-witted
adjective
B2
Fast to understand and to respond.
quiescent
/kwaɪˈɛsənt/
adjective
C2
Quiet and inactive for the time being.
quiet
/ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/
adjective
A1
4 meanings
Making very little sound.
quilted
adjective
B2+
Padded with a layer of stuffing held by stitching.
quintessential
/ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl/
adjective
C1
Showing a quality in its purest form.
quixotic
/kwɪkˈsɒtɪk/
adjective
C2
Nobly idealistic, and hopelessly impractical.
quizzical
/ˈkwɪzɪkəl/
adjective
C1
Showing mild puzzled amusement.