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Quietismnouna form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all human effort and passive contemplation of Godverified
Quietusnounsomething that causes a pause or quietness, usually used as a euphemism for deathverified
Quillwortnounany of several spore-bearing aquatic or marsh plants having short rhizomes and leaves resembling quillsverified
Quinacrinenouna drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malariaverified
Quinidinenouna pharmaceutical compound derived from cinchona bark, used to treat heart arrhythmias and malariaverified
Quinonenounany of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitaminsverified
Quintroonnouna person of 1/4th African descent and 3/4th of European descent; dated racial term, considered offensive todayverified
Quirk BeadnounMWEbeading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decoratesverified
Quislingnounsomeone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force, named after Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling who headed Norway under German occupation during WWIIverified
Quislingismnounthe act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your countryverified
Quo WarrantonounMWEa hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office, franchise or libertyverified
Quodlibetnounin the Middle Ages, a kind of philosophical debate where any topic could be discussed off handverified
Quoitsnouna game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling itverified
Quorumnouna gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct businessverified
Quotation MarknounMWEone of a set of punctuation marks " " or ' ' used to enclose a quoted passageverified
Quotient VerdictnounMWEan improper and unacceptable kind of compromise verdict in which monetary damages are decided upon by averaging what each juror believes to be the proper amountverified