From THE FIRST THESAURUS by Harriet Wittels and Joan Greisman ©1991 Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc. - Used by permission.

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couple quarrelling

put • quote


put  place, lay, set, deposit
puzzle
 mystery, problem, enigma


Q

quaint  charming, old-fashioned
quake  shake, tremble, vibrate, shudder
qualified  able, capable, fit, competent, suited    unfit
quality  trait, feature, characteristic
quantity  amount, sum, number
quarrel  argue, fight, disagree, differ, dispute, bicker    agree
queer  odd, strange, peculiar, unusual, weird    normal
question
ask, inquire, interrogate    answer
quick  1. fast, rapid, swift, speedy    slow
quick  2.bright, alert, smart, sharp, keen    dull, slow
quiet  silent, still, hushed    noisy
quit  stop, end, cease, halt, conclude, discontinue, finish    continue
quiver  shake, tremble, shiver
quiz  test, examination
quote  repeat, echo, cite


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