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quadrant (n) – Any of a group of small, usually rectangular plots of land arranged for close study of the distribution of plants or animals in an area

quadrat (n) – A square frame used to survey the composition of a particular environment and to count the number of organisms within the square

quadratic (adj) – Involving a quantity or quantities that are squared but none that are raised to a higher power

Quakerism (n) – A religion, also called the Society of Friends, founded by George Fox in the 1600s, and characterized by silent meditation and prayer

qualitative (adj) – Of, relating to, or involving quality or kind; as opposed to quantitative

qualm (n) – An uneasy feeling about the propriety or rightness of a course of action

quantifiable (adj) – Measurable

quantitative (adj) – Relating to, or involving the measurement of quantity or amount

quarry (n) – 1 : Anything being hunted or pursued 2 : A place where stone or other material is excavated (by cutting, blasting, etc.)

quarterdeck (n) – The after part of the upper deck of a ship, usually reserved for officers

quasar (n) – A starlike celestial object that emits great quantities of light and radio waves; thought to be the ancient exploding origins of new galaxies, quasars are possibly the most distant and oldest observable objects in the universe

quaternary (adj) – At the fourth stage or level

quay (n) – A wharf

quebrada (n) – The Spanish word for brook or mountain stream

querencia (n) – At the Island School, a place somewhere near the school where each student goes for quiet time

quota (n) – The share of a resource permitted to be harvested by each of those using the resource

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