7 words starting with Q

• quaint adjective

  charmingly old-fashioned or unusual

  We stayed in a quaint wooden guesthouse with carved windows in Bhaktapur.

  Like charming, old-fashioned, picturesque

• qualm noun

  a small feeling of doubt or worry about whether something is right

  He had no qualms about asking the teacher for extra help.

  Like misgiving, doubt, scruple

• quandary noun

  a state of not knowing what to do in a difficult situation

  I was in a quandary about which of two good colleges to choose.

  Like dilemma, predicament

• quarantine noun

  a period of keeping people or animals apart to stop a disease spreading

  The new goats were kept in quarantine for two weeks before joining the herd.

  Like isolation, separation

• quell verb

  to put an end to something, such as unrest or fear, often by force

  The teacher’s calm voice quelled the noise in the excited classroom.

  Like suppress, subdue, quash

• quintessential adjective

  being the most typical or perfect example of something

  Dal bhat is the quintessential Nepali meal, eaten twice a day by many families.

  Like typical, classic, archetypal

• quirk noun

  a strange or unusual habit or feature

  One quirk of my uncle is that he always reads the last page first.

  Like peculiarity, oddity, idiosyncrasy