Oct 28, 2017
- Introduction
Welcome to TOEFL Vocabulary AudioLearn. This course is designed to help improve your TOEFL score by familiarizing you with the most common words that appear on the test. In this course, each vocabulary word will be pronounced and then . . .
356. Quaff
Q. U. A. F. F. — Drink. Guzzle.
The following sentence illustrates its usage.
⇢ He quaffed his beer and then ask for another.- 357. Quandary
Q. U. A. N. D. A. R. Y. — Dilemma. Difficulty.
Listen to its usage in this sentence.
⇢ She was in a quandary as to what course of action she should take. - 358. Quarantine
Q. U. A. R. A. N. T. I. N. E. — Isolation to prevent the spread of disease.
Note how the word is used in this sentence.
⇢ The patient was put into quarantine in order to control the spread of the disease. - 359. Quell
Q. U. E. L. L. — Suppress. Subdue. Crush.
The antonym for quell is to incite.
For example.
⇢ The police were able to quell the riots before anyone got hurt. - 360. Query
Q. U. E. R. Y. — Question or inquire.
Listen to its usage in the following sentence.
⇢ People who are interested in applying should query at the front desk. - 361. Quest
Q. U. E. S. T. — Search. Hunt.
The following sentence illustrates its usage.
⇢ They set off on a quest for the lost city. - 362. Quota
Q. U. O. T. A. — Allowance. Share. Ration.
Note how the word is used in this sentence.
⇢ The salesman was happy because he met his quota of five cars per week after only one day of work.
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