The quokka is WAY cuter than the quoll. I have opinions.
⚛ Units of the Week
Proton: a subatomic particle
Prutah: a former monetary unit of Israel
Pul: a coin of Afghanistan
Pula: a monetary unit of Botswana
Pya: a copper coin of Myanmar
Qindar/qintar: a monetary unit of Albania
Quadrans: an ancient Roman coin
Quantum: a fundamental unit of energy
Quark: a hypothetical atomic particle
Quart: a liquid measure of capacity
Quartet: a group of four
Qubit: a quantum bit
Qubyte: a sequence of eight quantum bits
Quinary: a group of five
Quintal: a unit of weight
Quintet: a group of five
Quotient: the number resulting from the division of one number by another
Qursh: a monetary unit of Saudi Arabia
Radian: a unit of angular measure
Radical: a group of atoms that acts as a unit in chemical compounds
Radicand: a quantity in mathematics
!!! Unexpected Words of the Week
Pruritus: intense itching
Ptosis: a dropping of the upper eyelid
Ptyalism: an excessive flow of saliva
Pukka: genuine
Puppydom: the world of puppies
Putsch: a suddenly executed attempt to overthrow a government
Pyruia: the presence of pus in the urine (wow, nothing makes you more grateful than being suddenly aware of your blessings)
Quadriga: a chariot drawn by four horses (carriage!)
Quey: a young cow
Quittor: an inflammation of an animal's hoof
Quotha: interjection used to express surprise or sarcasm (can't see myself using this)
♡ Favorite Words of the Week
Protyle: a hypothetical substance from which all the elements are supposedly derived
Pseud: a person pretending to be an intellectual
Pugilist: one who fights with his fists
Purfle: to decorate the border of
Purfler: one that purfles
Qi: the vital force that in Chinese thought is inherent in all things
Quack: to utter the characteristic cry of a duck (this definition wins for propelling the quack of a duck to nobledom)
Quaff: to drink deeply
Quasar: a distant celestial object emitting strong radio waves
Quiddity: the true nature of a thing
Quidnunc: a nosy person
Quipu: an ancient calculating device (I remember learning about quipus in seventh grade with Mrs. Milhoan. She made them very exciting.)
Quixotic: extremely idealistic
Proton: a subatomic particle
Prutah: a former monetary unit of Israel
Pul: a coin of Afghanistan
Pula: a monetary unit of Botswana
Pya: a copper coin of Myanmar
Qindar/qintar: a monetary unit of Albania
Quadrans: an ancient Roman coin
Quantum: a fundamental unit of energy
Quark: a hypothetical atomic particle
Quart: a liquid measure of capacity
Quartet: a group of four
Qubit: a quantum bit
Qubyte: a sequence of eight quantum bits
Quinary: a group of five
Quintal: a unit of weight
Quintet: a group of five
Quotient: the number resulting from the division of one number by another
Qursh: a monetary unit of Saudi Arabia
Radian: a unit of angular measure
Radical: a group of atoms that acts as a unit in chemical compounds
Radicand: a quantity in mathematics
!!! Unexpected Words of the Week
Pruritus: intense itching
Ptosis: a dropping of the upper eyelid
Ptyalism: an excessive flow of saliva
Pukka: genuine
Puppydom: the world of puppies
Putsch: a suddenly executed attempt to overthrow a government
Pyruia: the presence of pus in the urine (wow, nothing makes you more grateful than being suddenly aware of your blessings)
Quadriga: a chariot drawn by four horses (carriage!)
Quey: a young cow
Quittor: an inflammation of an animal's hoof
Quotha: interjection used to express surprise or sarcasm (can't see myself using this)
♡ Favorite Words of the Week
Protyle: a hypothetical substance from which all the elements are supposedly derived
Pseud: a person pretending to be an intellectual
Pugilist: one who fights with his fists
Purfle: to decorate the border of
Purfler: one that purfles
Qi: the vital force that in Chinese thought is inherent in all things
Quack: to utter the characteristic cry of a duck (this definition wins for propelling the quack of a duck to nobledom)
Quaff: to drink deeply
Quasar: a distant celestial object emitting strong radio waves
Quiddity: the true nature of a thing
Quidnunc: a nosy person
Quipu: an ancient calculating device (I remember learning about quipus in seventh grade with Mrs. Milhoan. She made them very exciting.)
Quixotic: extremely idealistic
(Pages 449–462)
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