| GRE High Frequency Words |
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| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
| GRE word list - Q |
| quaff |
to drink (a beverage) deeply |
| quail |
to recoil in dread or terror:COWER |
| quaint |
unusual or different in character or appearance:ODD |
| qualified |
limited or modified in some way |
| quandary |
a state of perplexity or doubt |
| quarantine |
to isolate from normal relations or communication |
| quarry |
1. one that is sought or pursued:PREY 2. an open excavation
usually for obtaining building stone, slate, or limestone |
| quash |
to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| quell |
to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or
passivity |
| quench |
to cool (as heated metal) suddenly by immersion (as
in oil or water) |
| querulous |
habitually complaining |
| queue |
a waiting line especially of persons or vehicles |
| quibble |
to evade the point of an argument by caviling about
words |
| quiescent |
marked by inactivity or repose:tranquilly at rest |
| quip |
a witty or funny observation or response usually made
on the spur of the moment |
| quixotic |
foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals;
especially :marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly
chivalrous action |
| quota |
a proportional part or share; especially :the share
or proportion assigned to each in a division or to each
member of a body |
| quotidian |
COMMONPLACE, ORDINARY |
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