Q is truly such a quirky letter, but it does make for some of the best words in the English language. Impress your friends by using some of these quaint Q-words in your everyday vocabulary — trust me, it works!
Quack
(n.) a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to skill, knowledge, or qualifications he or she does not possess; a charlatan
Quaco
(n.) a male name day for Wednesday
Quad
(n.) a quadrangle, as on a college campus
Quadrans
(n.) a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the fourth part of an as
Quaff
(v.) to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment
Quaint
(adj.) having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque
Qualitative
(adj.) pertaining to or concerned with quality or qualities
Qualm
(n.) an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction
Quandary
(n.) a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma
Quantic
(n.) a rational, integral, homogeneous function of two or more variables
Quarantine
(n.) a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease
Quarrel
(n.) an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations
Quasar
(n.) one of over a thousand known extragalactic objects, starlike in appearance and having spectra with characteristically large redshifts, that are thought to be the most distant and most luminous objects in the universe
Quash
(v.) to put down or suppress completely
Quayage
(n.) quays collectively
Quazzy
(adj.) a Southwest English dialect for “unwell”
Queazy
(adj.) inclined to or feeling nausea
Quell
(v.) to suppress; to put an end to
Quench
(v.) to slake, satisfy, or allay
Query
(n.) a question or inquiry
Quester
(n.) a search or pursuit made in order to obtain something
Quicksilver
(n.) the metallic element mercury
Quiescence
(adj.) being at rest; quiet; still
Quillet
(n.) a subtlety or quibble
Quincentennial
(adj.) pertaining to or marking a period of 500 years
Quinquagenarian
(adj.) 50 years of age
Quintessence
(n.) the pure and concentrated essence of a substance
Quip
(n.) a clever or witty remark
Quirt
(n.) a riding whip consisting of a short, stout stock and a lash of braided leather
Quittance
(n.) recompense or requital
Quiver
(v.) to shake with a slight but rapid motion; tremble
Quixotic
(adj.) extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable
Quoth
(v.) an archaic version of “said”
Quotidian
(adj.) daily
Quotient
(n.) the result of division; the number of times one quantity is contained in another
