Q

Quack charlatan

Quadrennial occurring every four years

Quadrille square dance

Quadruped four foot animal

Quaff drink

Quagmire difficult situation

Quail shrink, cower

Quaint old-fashioned, charming

Qualified limited

Qualms misgivings

Quandary dilemma

Quantum quantity, particle

Quarantine detention, confinement

Quarry prey, game

Quarter residence, district

Quash put down, suppress

Quasi seeming, almost

Quaver tremble

Quay wharf

Queasy squeamish

Queer odd

Quell suppress, allay

Quench extinguish, slake

Querulous complaining

Questionnaire survey, feedback

Queue line

Quibble bicker

Quicken revive, hasten

Quiddity essence, an unimportant or trifling distinction

Quiescent still, motionless

Quietus a cessation of activity

Quill feather, pen

Quip joke

Quirk eccentricity, a strange and unexpected turn of events

Quiver tremble

Quixotic impractical, romantic

Quizzical odd, questioning

Quorum the minimum number people who must be present to hold a meeting

Quota a share or proportion

Quotidian daily