| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 447 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| quicken | verb | His heart quickened as he saw her. | speeded up |
| quiet | adj. | It was a quiet day. | inactive |
| adj. | It was a quiet audience. | silent | |
| adj. | The boats were in quiet waters. | calm | |
| quilt | noun | We have a quilt on our bed. | padded cover |
| quit | verb | He quit before he finished. | stopped |
| verb | You must quit the race. | withdraw | |
| quite | adv. | I am quite finished. | truly |
| adv. | We are quite tired. | extremely | |
| adv. | That is quite true. | certainly | |
| quiver | verb | She quivered from the cold. | shivered |
| quiz | noun | We will have a quiz each Friday. | test |
| quotation | noun | It was a quotation from Chairman Mao. | saying |