| quay
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| an area by a harbor where ships are loaded and unloaded.
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| queen
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| a female ruler of a country or the wife of a king.
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| query
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| a question, because you have a doubt or problem about something.
| The teacher helped to answer the student’s query.
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| question
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| to ask someone for information or an answer.
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| questionable
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| doubtful or suspicious.
| His reasons for leaving so quickly were questionable.
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| quick
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| fast or sudden.
| A quick movement.
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| quiet
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| silent and peaceful.
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| quill
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| a large feather, especially one that has been made into an ink pen.
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| quilt
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| a thick, soft cover for a bed.
| patchwork quilt
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| quite
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| fairly
| I am quite good at running.
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| quiz
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| a game in which you are asked questions to find out how much you know.
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| quote
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| to repeat something that someone else has said or written.
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| rabbi
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| a teacher of the Jewish religion and law.
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| rabbit
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| a small mammal with long front teeth that lives underground in burrows.
| Rabbits are normally active in the evening or at night. They eat grass, roots, and leaves.
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| race
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| a competition of speed.
| A swimming race.
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| racket
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| a bat with strings used for playing sports such as tennis and badminton
| badminton racket
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| radar
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| a device that tells you the position and speed of ships, cars, and aircraft by sending out radio waves.
| An airport radar screen.
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| radiator
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| a thin, metal tank with hot water flowing through it that heats a room.
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| radio
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| a device that sends or receives electrical signals and changes them into sound.
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| radioactivity
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| the energy released by the center of atoms breaking up in some substances. High amounts of radioactivity can be harmful to living things.
| They tested for radioactivity outside the nuclear power plant.
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| radius
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| a straight line drawn from the center of a circle to its outer edge.
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| raft
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| a floating platform made of logs that have been tied tightly together.
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| rag
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| a small, torn piece of cloth.
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| rage
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| anger or uncontrolled temper.
| In her rage, she slammed the door shut.
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| raid
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| a sudden surprise attack by a group of people.
| The police made a raid on the house, arresting two women.
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| rail
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| a long bar for holding on to, or for hanging clothes on.
| Use the rail to help you climb the stairs.
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| railroad
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| a network of tracks that trains run on.
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| rain
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| water that falls from the clouds in drops.
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| rainbow
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| an arch of colors that appears in the sky when the sun shines while it’s raining.
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| raindrop
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| a single drop of rain.
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