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8th Grade
03/28/2012

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quadruple
Definition
consisting or four parts; including four parts or parties; four times
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questionnaire
Definition
written or printed list of questions used to gather information or to obtain a sampling or opinions
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query
Definition
question; inquiry
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quota
Definition
share of the total due from or to a particular district, state, or person
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qualm
Definition
sudden disturbing feeling in the mind; uneasiness, misgiving
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quadratic
Definition
of or like a square
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quaint
Definition
strange or odd in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way
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quandary
Definition
state or perplexity or uncertainty
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quatrain
Definition
stanza or poem of four lines
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quell
Definition
put down; overcome; subdue
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quirk
Definition
peculiar way or acting
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quorum
Definition
minimum number of members of any society or assembly needed to transact business in a legal or binding way
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quoin
Definition
outside angle or corner of a wall or building
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quittance
Definition
release from debt or obligation; the paper certifying this
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quisling
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person who treacherously helps prepare the way for enemy occupation of his own country
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quirt
Definition
riding whip with a short, stout handle and a lash or braided leather
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quiescent
Definition
inactive; quiet; still
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queue
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a line, for example, of people or automobiles
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querulous
Definition
complaining, fretful, peevish
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queasy
Definition
inclined in nausea ; easily upset
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