Lesson 241 - The Ultimate Vocabulary Course for Competitive Exams: GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, IELTS & More | Learn English

Emoji	Word	Past	Past Participle	Third Person Singular	Gerund	Meaning	Example Sentence	Example Expression	Example Expression Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Collocations

#7200 🌊 ••••••	quicksilver /ˈkwɪkˌsɪlvər/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Mercury; a liquid metal, or something that is quick and unpredictable. ••••••	His mood was as changeable as quicksilver. ••••••	like quicksilver ••••••	very changeable or unpredictable ••••••	mercury, mercurial, volatile, changeable, unpredictable ••••••	stable, steady, constant ••••••	like quicksilver, quicksilver changes, quicksilver nature ••••••
#7201 💓 ••••••	quiver /ˈkwɪvər/ verb ••••••	quivered ••••••	quivered ••••••	quivers ••••••	quivering ••••••	To tremble or shake with slight but rapid motion. ••••••	Her lips began to quiver as she tried not to cry. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	tremble, shake, shiver, shudder, vibrate ••••••	steady, still ••••••	quiver with fear, lips quiver, quiver of excitement ••••••
#7202 👌 ••••••	quite /kwaɪt/ adverb ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	To a certain or considerable extent; very or completely. ••••••	She was quite happy with the results. ••••••	not quite ••••••	Almost but not completely. ••••••	fairly, rather, very, completely, absolutely ••••••	barely, hardly ••••••	quite happy, quite good, quite interesting, not quite ••••••
#7203 ⚔️ ••••••	quisling /ˈkwɪzlɪŋ/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country. ••••••	During the war, he was branded a quisling for aiding the invaders. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	traitor, betrayer, collaborator, informer ••••••	patriot, loyalist ••••••	branded quisling, political quisling, traitorous quisling ••••••
#7204 🌟 ••••••	quirky /ˈkwɜːrki/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Unusual in an interesting, charming, or odd way. ••••••	She has a quirky sense of fashion that makes her stand out. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	eccentric, peculiar, offbeat, odd, whimsical ••••••	ordinary, conventional ••••••	quirky style, quirky personality, quirky humor, quirky character ••••••
#7205 🤔 ••••••	quirk /kwɜːrk/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A peculiar or unusual behavior, habit, or feature. ••••••	One of his quirks is humming while he works. ••••••	quirk of fate ••••••	An unusual or unexpected event caused by chance. ••••••	peculiarity, eccentricity, oddity, mannerism, trait ••••••	normality, regularity ••••••	quirk of fate, strange quirk, personality quirk, little quirk ••••••
#7206 😏 ••••••	quip /kwɪp/ noun/verb ••••••	quipped ••••••	quipped ••••••	quips ••••••	quipping ••••••	A witty remark; to make a witty or clever comment. ••••••	She quipped about the weather during the meeting. ••••••	quip about ••••••	to make a witty remark concerning something ••••••	joke, witticism, pun, jest, wisecrack ••••••	seriousness, solemnity ••••••	make a quip, witty quip, clever quip ••••••
#7207 🎶 ••••••	quintet /kwɪnˈtɛt/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A group of five people or things, especially musicians. ••••••	The jazz quintet performed beautifully. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	fivesome, group of five, ensemble, team ••••••	solo, duet, trio ••••••	jazz quintet, vocal quintet, string quintet ••••••
#7208 🌟 ••••••	quintessential /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Representing the most typical or perfect example of a quality or class. ••••••	He is the quintessential gentleman. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	typical, classic, ultimate, archetypal, ideal ••••••	atypical, uncharacteristic ••••••	quintessential example, quintessential style, quintessential character ••••••
#7209 💎 ••••••	quintessence /kwɪnˈtɛsəns/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	The purest or most perfect example of something. ••••••	She is the quintessence of elegance. ••••••	the quintessence of something ••••••	the most perfect or typical example of a quality ••••••	essence, embodiment, epitome, exemplar, paragon ••••••	imperfection, flaw, defect ••••••	quintessence of beauty, quintessence of evil, quintessence of wisdom ••••••
#7210 ⚰️ ••••••	quietus /kwaɪˈiːtəs/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Something that ends or settles a situation; release from life, death. ••••••	The scandal brought a quietus to his political career. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	end, conclusion, termination, demise, finish ••••••	beginning, start, inception ••••••	final quietus, bring a quietus, political quietus ••••••
#7211 🏞️ ••••••	quietude /ˈkwaɪəˌtuːd/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A state of stillness and tranquility. ••••••	She enjoys the quietude of the countryside. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	peace, calm, stillness, tranquility, serenity ••••••	noise, disturbance, commotion ••••••	sense of quietude, enjoy quietude, peaceful quietude ••••••
#7212 🤫 ••••••	quiet /ˈkwaɪət/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Making little or no noise; free from disturbance. ••••••	The library is a very quiet place to study. ••••••	keep quiet ••••••	to stop talking or remain silent ••••••	silent, calm, peaceful, hushed, still ••••••	loud, noisy, rowdy ••••••	quiet place, quiet voice, quiet night, keep quiet ••••••
#7213 🌙 ••••••	quiescent /kwɪˈɛsənt/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	In a state of inactivity or dormancy; quiet. ••••••	The patient remained quiescent during the procedure. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	inactive, dormant, still, motionless, quiet ••••••	active, lively, energetic ••••••	quiescent state, quiescent period, quiescent patient ••••••
#7214 😌 ••••••	quiescence /kwɪˈɛsəns/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A state of quietness, inactivity, or dormancy. ••••••	The volcano has been in a state of quiescence for decades. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	stillness, calm, dormancy, inactivity, tranquility ••••••	activity, unrest, turbulence ••••••	state of quiescence, long quiescence, period of quiescence ••••••
#7215 📊 ••••••	quarterly /ˈkwɔːrtərli/ adjective, adverb, noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Happening every three months; occurring four times a year. ••••••	The company publishes a quarterly report on its earnings. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	every three months, four times a year, periodic, seasonal ••••••	annual, monthly ••••••	quarterly report, quarterly earnings, quarterly meeting, quarterly payment ••••••
#7216 🗣️ ••••••	quibble /ˈkwɪbəl/ verb/noun ••••••	quibbled ••••••	quibbled ••••••	quibbles ••••••	quibbling ••••••	To argue or raise objections about a trivial matter; a petty objection. ••••••	They quibbled over who should pay the bill. ••••••	split hairs ••••••	to argue about small or unimportant details ••••••	argue, nitpick, cavil, bicker, dispute ••••••	agree, accept, concede ••••••	quibble over, minor quibble, endless quibble, quibble about details ••••••
#7217 👀 ••••••	qui vive /ˌkiː ˈviːv/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A state of alertness or vigilance. ••••••	The guards were on the qui vive during the night. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	alert, vigilance, watchfulness, readiness ••••••	carelessness, negligence ••••••	on the qui vive, remain on the qui vive ••••••
#7218 🧍‍♂️🧍‍♀️ ••••••	queue /kjuː/ noun/verb ••••••	queued ••••••	queued ••••••	queues ••••••	queuing ••••••	A line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn; to wait in line. ••••••	People queued outside the theater for tickets. ••••••	jump the queue ••••••	to unfairly move ahead of others waiting in line ••••••	line, row, file, sequence, wait ••••••	disorder, mess ••••••	stand in a queue, long queue, queue up, join the queue ••••••
#7219 ❓ ••••••	query /ˈkwɪəri/ noun/verb ••••••	queried ••••••	queried ••••••	queries ••••••	querying ••••••	A question, especially one addressed to an official or organization; to ask a question or express doubt. ••••••	She raised a query about the accuracy of the report. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	question, inquiry, doubt, ask, interrogate ••••••	answer, reply ••••••	raise a query, answer a query, customer query, technical query ••••••
#7220 😒 ••••••	querulous /ˈkwɛrʊləs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Complaining in a whining or irritable manner. ••••••	The querulous customer kept finding fault with every detail. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	complaining, petulant, irritable, moody, grumbling ••••••	cheerful, content, satisfied ••••••	querulous tone, querulous voice, querulous manner, querulous remarks ••••••
#7221 💧 ••••••	quench /kwɛntʃ/ verb ••••••	quenched ••••••	quenched ••••••	quenches ••••••	quenching ••••••	To satisfy thirst or extinguish something like fire. ••••••	He drank water to quench his thirst. ••••••	quench the flames ••••••	To extinguish a fire. ••••••	satisfy, extinguish, slake, douse ••••••	ignite, inflame ••••••	quench thirst, quench fire, quench desire ••••••
#7222 🛑 ••••••	quell /kwɛl/ verb ••••••	quelled ••••••	quelled ••••••	quells ••••••	quelling ••••••	To suppress or put an end to something, usually by force. ••••••	The police were called to quell the violent protest. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	suppress, subdue, crush, overcome ••••••	encourage, incite ••••••	quell unrest, quell protest, quell fears ••••••
#7223 🌈 ••••••	queer /kwɪər/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Strange, odd, or unusual. ••••••	He had a queer feeling that something was wrong. ••••••	in queer street ••••••	In financial difficulty or trouble. ••••••	strange, odd, unusual, peculiar ••••••	normal, usual, ordinary ••••••	queer look, queer feeling, queer behavior ••••••
#7224 🤢 ••••••	queasy /ˈkwiːzi/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Feeling sick to one's stomach; nauseated. ••••••	She felt queasy after the long boat ride. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	nauseous, sick, uneasy, faint ••••••	well, comfortable, healthy ••••••	feel queasy, queasy stomach, look queasy ••••••
#7225 ⚓ ••••••	quay /kiː/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships. ••••••	The cargo was unloaded at the quay. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	dock, pier, wharf, jetty ••••••	offshore, inland ••••••	busy quay, stone quay, unload at the quay, ships along the quay ••••••
#7226 😰 ••••••	quaver /ˈkweɪvər/ verb, noun ••••••	quavered ••••••	quavered ••••••	quavers ••••••	quavering ••••••	To shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion. ••••••	Her voice quavered as she spoke before the crowd. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	tremble, shake, quiver, waver, falter ••••••	steady, firm ••••••	voice quavers, quaver with fear, quaver with emotion, quaver sound ••••••
#7227 🚫 ••••••	quash /kwɑːʃ/ verb ••••••	quashed ••••••	quashed ••••••	quashes ••••••	quashing ••••••	To reject or void something legally or to put an end to something forcefully. ••••••	The court quashed the decision due to lack of evidence. ••••••	quash a rumor ••••••	to stop a false story from spreading ••••••	annul, cancel, void, suppress, overturn ••••••	approve, validate, confirm ••••••	quash a rumor, quash a decision, quash a rebellion, quash charges ••••••
#7228 📖 ••••••	quarto /ˈkwɔːrtoʊ/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A book size resulting from folding each printed sheet into four leaves (eight pages). ••••••	The library has rare Shakespeare quartos. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	book size, folio, edition, volume ••••••	manuscript, digital copy ••••••	Shakespeare quarto, rare quarto, old quarto, quarto edition ••••••
#7229 🎻 ••••••	quartet /kwɔːrˈtɛt/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A group of four people playing music or singing together. ••••••	The string quartet performed beautifully at the concert. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	foursome, group of four, ensemble, band ••••••	solo, duet, trio ••••••	string quartet, jazz quartet, vocal quartet, musical quartet ••••••

Lesson 241 - The Ultimate Vocabulary Course for Competitive Exams: GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, IELTS & More

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