Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
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quack | the noise a duck makes |
quail | a wild bird like a small partridge. The same word also means to lose courage |
quaint | old-fashioned; a little odd |
quake | to tremble, shake or quiver |
qualification | ability, suitable quality or characteristic |
quality | how good or bad something is. Clothes of good quality usually cost more but will last longer than clothes of poor quality |
quantity | the size, number or amount of things |
quantum | a quantity, an amount, a sufficient amount |
quarrel | to argue or disagree with someone in an angry way |
quarry | a place where stone for building is dug out. The same word also means an animal that is being hunted |
quart | a measure of liquid equal to tow pints |
quarter | one-fourth of anything, a fourth part |
quash | to subdue, quell, suppress |
quay | (say kee) a landing place for boats or ships |
queen | a woman who is the ruler of a country, or the wife of a king |
queer | odd; strange; not ordinary |
quell | to subdue, allay, subside |
quench | to put an end to something, as when you quench your thirst by having a drink, or when you quench a fire by putting water on it |
query | a question |
question | something someone wants to know |
queue | (say kew) a line of people waiting their turn. The same word also means a pigtail at the back of the head |
quick | fast; in a very short time |
quiet | not making a noise; silent; at rest |
quilt | a thick padded bedcover |
quit | to leave; to go away |
quiver | to tremble or shiver |
quiz | a lot of questions to find out how much someone knows |
quoit | a heavy flat ring which you try to throw on to a peg |
Non-defining relative clause
Non-defining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already.
The adjective clause which does not define the noun before it but gives additional information about the noun is called the non-defining relative clause.