Quack Flashcards
(103 cards)
Quack
quackery - Quackery is the promotion of unproven or fraudulent medical practices.
Short Definition : charlatan; impostor
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(noun) an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
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(noun) the harsh sound of a duck
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(verb) utter quacking noises
Example Sentence
- The ducks quacked
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(verb) act as a medical quack or a charlatan
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(adj) medically unqualified
Example Sentence
- a quack doctor
think of it as…if a person quacks like a duck…he is an impostor who is acting like a duck
quadruped
Short Definition : four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped
quaff
Short Definition : drink with zest; drink with relish(zest; hearty enjoyment); CF. sip
sounds like cough. When we have a cough, we DRINK cough syrup which is quite tasty actually.
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(noun) a hearty draft
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(verb) to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
Example Sentence
- The men gulped down their beers
quagmire
Short Definition : bog; marsh; soft, wet, boggy land; predicament; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
জলকাদাযর়্ভরা জায়গা (N), প্যাচপেচে জমি (N), কর্দমাক্ত জমি (N), জলা (N), জলাভূমি (N), দলদলি (N), খাল (N)
If you know mire, you can relate, quag, mire, quagmire all mean the same
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(noun) a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
Quail
Short Definition : cower; shrink back in fear; lose heart
quail = জাতীয় সুখাদ্য ছোটো পাখি
- *rain quail** = বটের
- *jungle bush quail** = জংলি বটের
when whale comes to you u will quail
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(noun) flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
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(noun) small gallinaceous game birds
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(verb) draw back, as with fear or pain
Synonyms : cringe , flinch , funk , recoil , shrink , squinch , wince
Example Sentence
- she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
quaint
Short Definition : odd in an old-fashioned way; odd; old-fashioned; picturesque
অদ্ভুত (Adj.), দক্ষ (Adj.), মনোরম (Adj.), খেয়ালী (Adj.), উদ্ভটি (Adj.), উদ্ভট (Adj.)
gre bigbook QUANT’S questions are old fashioned
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(adj) attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
Synonyms : old-time , olde worlde
Example Sentence
- houses with quaint thatched roofs
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(adj) very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance
Example Sentence
- the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacularname
- came forth a quaint and fearful sight
- a quaint sense of humor
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(adj) strange in an interesting or pleasing way
qualified
Short Definition : limited; restricted; V. qualify: limit the meaning of; modify
গুণসম্পন্ন (Adj.), যোগ্য (Adj.), যোগ্যতাসম্পন্ন (Adj.), সীমাবদ্ধ (Adj.), নিয়ন্ত্রিত (Adj.), পরিবর্তিত (Adj.)
Quandary
Short Definition : dilemma; state of uncertainty; Ex. She is in a quandary about whether to go.
ফাঁপর (N), সঙ্কট (N), মুশকিল (N)
quantary relates to quantum physics,which is so complex that it leaves you in DILEMMA about the UNCERTAINITY of photon
quantary relates to quantum physics,which is so complex that it leaves you in DILEMMA about the UNCERTAINITY of photon
Definition
(noun) state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
Synonyms : dilemma
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(noun) a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
Synonyms : plight , predicament
quarry
Short Definition : dig into (to get stone); N: mine;
শিকারি পাখি না জন্তুর শিকারের লক্ষ্য বা অনুসৃত শিকার
quarry-man = খাদানের মজুর
quarry sounds like query we know query is to ask questions when you r in doubt or when you desire to know more, and quarry means to dig deep when you want something from earth
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(noun) a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
Example Sentence
- a British term for
quarry' is
stone pit’ - *
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(noun) animal hunted or caught for food
Synonyms : prey
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(verb) extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry
Example Sentence
- quarry marble
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(noun) a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
quash
Short Definition : crush; suppress; squash; subdue; annul; Ex. quash a rebellion/the decision of the low court
রদ করা
quash can be framed as CRUSH to ash, so qu+(ASH)
squash also means the same - compress/suppress.
Definition
(verb) declare invalid
Synonyms : annul , avoid , invalidate , nullify , void
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(verb) put down by force or intimidation
Synonyms : keep down , reduce , repress , subdue , subjugate
quay
Quay
wharf - A wharf or quay is a structure on the shore of a harbor where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
Short Definition : dock; wharf; pier; landing place (for boats)
মাল বোঝাই বা খালাস করার জন্যে নির্মিত জাহাজঘাটা
u can see QUAY (pronouced as “Ki”) near sea…:)
Definition
(noun) wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
queasy
Short Definition : experiencing nausea; nauseated; easily nauseated; squeamish; Ex. feel a little queasy
সহজে বিচলিত (Adj.), বমনোদ্রেককর (Adj.), পেট খারাপ করায় এমন (Adj.), অসুস্থ বোধ করিতেছে এমন (Adj.), বমনেচ্ছুক (Adj.), রূচিবাগীশ (Adj.)
Prefix “ku” in Sanskrit converts a word into opposite. ku + easy = uneasy. i.e., feeling uneasy.
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(adj) causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
Synonyms : anxious , nervous , uneasy , unquiet
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(adj) feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
Synonyms : nauseated , nauseous , sick , sickish
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(adj) causing or able to cause nausea
Synonyms : loathsome , nauseating , nauseous , noisome , offensive , sickening , vile
queer
Short Definition : strange; eccentric; deviating from the normal
অদ্ভুত , বিচিত্র
- *queer the pitch for somebody** = সম্ভাবনা আগে থেকে নষ্ট করে দেওয়া
- *queer tale** = আষাঢ়ে গল্প
- *Queer Street** = ঋণগ্রস্থ ও দুর্দশাপন্ন ব্যক্তিদের কল্পিত আবাস
queer:queen-beer, a queen with a beer is strange.
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(adj) homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
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(adj) beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
Synonyms : curious , funny , odd , peculiar , rum , rummy , singular
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(verb) put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
Synonyms : endanger , expose , peril , scupper
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(verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Synonyms : baffle , bilk , cross , foil , frustrate , scotch , spoil , thwart
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(noun) offensive term for an openly homosexual man
Synonyms : fag , faggot , fagot , fairy , nance , pansy , poof , poove , pouf , queen
quell
Short Definition : suppress; put an end to; put down forcibly; extinguish; quiet; Ex. ``Army Quells Rebellion’’ in newspaper; CF. kil
দমন করা , বশে আনা l
Quell sounds like KOwel fufi…who will quell any offensive things as she is very decent person.:)
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(verb) overcome or allay
Example Sentence
- quell my hunger
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(verb) suppress or crush completely
quench
A quench is a rapid cooling.
Short Definition : assuage or satisfy (thrust); slake; douse or extinguish; put out; suppress
তৃষ্ণা নিবারণ করা
quench thirst = 1. তৃষ্ণা নিবারণ 2. তৃষ্ণা মিটানো
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(verb) electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
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(verb) suppress or crush completely
Example Sentence
- squelch any sign of dissent
- quench a rebellion
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(verb) reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
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(verb) cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
Example Sentence
- quench steel
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(verb) satisfy (thirst)
Synonyms : allay , assuage , slake
Example Sentence
- The cold water quenched his thirst
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(verb) put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
Synonyms : blow out , extinguish , snuff out
quibble
Short Definition : minor objection or complaint; V: raise minor objections; carp; cavil
টাল (N), শ্লেষ (N), দ্ব্যর্থক কথা (N), ফক্কিা (N), বাক্চাতুরী (N), কৌশলে পরিহার করা (V)
Remember, the magazine by Luna LoveGod’s father - “The quibbler”, it was called so because it carried petty criticism of people
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(noun) an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
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(verb) evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
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(verb) argue over petty things
Synonyms : bicker , brabble , niggle , pettifog , squabble
Example Sentence
- Let’s not quibble over pennies
quicksilver
Short Definition : mercury
পারদ , পারা
quicksilver, is a mercury which is very volatile..:)
Definition
(noun) a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
Example Sentence
- erratic behavior
- fickle weather
- mercurial twists of temperament
- a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next
Synonyms : atomic number 80 , hg , hydrargyrum , mercury
Definition
(adj) liable to sudden unpredictable change
quiescent
Short Definition : dormant; temporarily inactive; at rest; N. quiescence
নিশ্চল , স্থির
quiescent => quies ~ quiet = motionless
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(adj) not active or activated
Example Sentence
- the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation
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(adj) marked by a state of tranquil repose
Example Sentence
- the quiescent melancholy of the town
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(adj) being quiet or still or inactive
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(adj) (pathology) causing no symptoms
Example Sentence
- a quiescent tumor
quietude
Short Definition : tranquillity; calmness
শান্তি (N), বিশ্রাম (N), স্থৈয্র্য (N), নিস্তব্ধতা (N)
quiet.+tude.look at the word.quiet..means..calm…silent…so quietude means calmness..tranquill
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(noun) a state of peace and quiet
Synonyms : quietness , tranquility , tranquillity
quintessence
Short Definition : purest and highest embodiment; perfect example; apotheosis; most essential element; Ex. quintessence of wit; ADJ. quintessential; CF. fifth essence
কোনো কিছুর পরাকাষ্�� া
we have quintal(quint) of PURE and SACRED feeling(ESSENCE) for GOD
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(noun) the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
Synonyms : ether
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(noun) the purest and most concentrated essence of something
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(noun) the most typical example or representative of a type
quip
Short Definition : taunt; clever sarcastic remark; V.
বুদ্ধিদীপ্ত পরিহাস
To WHIP with a QUOTE = QUIP
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(noun) a witty saying
Synonyms : epigram
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(noun) witty remark
Synonyms : crack , sally , wisecrack
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(verb) make jokes or quips
Synonyms : gag
Example Sentence
- The students were gagging during dinner
quirk
Short Definition : sudden sharp turn or twist; startling twist; caprice; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity of behavior; Ex. by a quirk of fate
পরিহাস , সরস জবাব, Sharp turn
in harry potter the magical car/bus took quirk many times
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(noun) a strange attitude or habit
Synonyms : crotchet , oddity , queerness , quirkiness
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(noun) a narrow groove beside a beading
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(verb) twist or curve abruptly
Example Sentence
- She quirked her head in a peculiar way
quisling
A quisling is a person who collaborated with Axis forces in occupied Allied countries during World War II - including members of fascist and collaborationist political parties and military and paramilitary forces.
দেশদখলকারী শত্রুপক্ষের সহযোগী , দেশদ্রোহী
Quisling; split like QUIT+LINK means a culprit quits and collaborate (link)with enemy
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(noun) someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
Synonyms : collaborationist , collaborator
quiver
Short Definition : tremble; shake; N.
1. কাঁপা; কম্পিত হওয়া; শিহরিত হওয়া।
Quiver….. sounds like shiver…. when we have fever we shiver/ quiver….. tremble/ shake.
Definition
(verb) move back and forth very rapidly
Synonyms : flicker , flitter , flutter , waver
Example Sentence
- the candle flickered
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(verb) move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
Example Sentence
- the city pulsated with music and excitement
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(noun) an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
Synonyms : chill , frisson , shiver , shudder , thrill , tingle
Example Sentence
- a frisson of surprise shot through him
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(noun) a shaky motion
Synonyms : palpitation , quivering , shakiness , shaking , trembling , vibration
Example Sentence
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
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(noun) case for holding arrows
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(noun) the act of vibrating
Synonyms : quivering , vibration
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(verb) shake with fast, tremulous movements