A personal lexicon of unusual, archaic, scientific, and otherwise interesting words encountered in reading. Browse other letters from the Dictionary catalog.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Q.E.D. | (Being) what it was required to prove |
| Q.E.F. | quod erat faciendum; (Being) what it was required to do |
| qua | in capacity of; in character of |
| quagga | extinct southern African zebralike mammal |
| quenon | chiefly arboreal African monkey |
| qui vive | a sentinel’s challenge |
| quibble | intr.v. to evade the truth or importance of an issue by raising trivial distinctions and objections; to find fault or criticize for petty reasons; cavil; n. a petty distinction or an irrelevant objection |
| quiche | open tart with sweet or (usu.) savory filling |
| quince | an Asian, aromatic, seeded fruit, edible only when cooked. |
| quire | set of paper |
| quirk | an idiosyncrasy; an unpredictable or unaccountable act or event; a vagary; a sudden sharp turn or twist; an equivocation, a quibble |
| Qumoy and Matsu | Taiwanese islands in southeast China Sea |
| quodlibet | (exercise on) topic of philosophical or theological disputation |
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