QUAINT WORDS (WORDS # 29)

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QUADRUPED

Noun (Countable) – An animal that walks on four legs

The alpaca and the guanaco are indigenous quadrupeds of South America

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QUAVER

Verb (Intransitive) – If your voice quavers, it is not steady because you are feeling nervous or afraid

Her voice quavered as she addressed the vast audience

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QUERY

Noun (Countable) -  A question that you ask because you want information or because you are not certain about something

One of our staff will be available to answer your queries

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QUOTIDIAN

Adjective – Ordinary and not unusual or surprising

The quotidian mail was placed on her desk

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MY COMMENTS ON THESE WORDS

This time we have a pleasant collection of words, they will be easy to write about!

“Quadruped” is a rather technical word and it sounds very official. I think that in everyday use we would generally say “four-footed”, especially when referring to pets. People talk about their “four footed friend”, and they could be describing the companionship of their dog. But quadruped is used in other circumstances.

“Quaver” is a frequently used expression, especially when describing the effect of an emotion. This word is used both in writing and in speaking, although you could also say something like “with a tremble in her voice”

“Query” is a more common word; it could be a synonym of the word “question”. The example included above is perfectly clear and the idea is simple, so there is not much to say here.

“Quotidian” is very clear to me because I can associate to Spanish, but I have rarely seen or heard it in use. I associate t to newspaper or magazine articles; I think I have seen it on these.

The good news for Spanish speakers is that cuadrúpedo and cotidiano both exist, sound similar and mean the same, which should be of help!

So study your lists of words and I’ll see you on the next post!

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