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Word Meanings - QUAIL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

pain, G. qual torment, OHG. quelan to suffer torment, Lith. gelti to 1. To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade. Spenser. 2. To become quelled; to become cast down; to sink under trial or apprehension of danger; to lose the spirit and power

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pain, G. qual torment, OHG. quelan to suffer torment, Lith. gelti to 1. To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade. Spenser. 2. To become quelled; to become cast down; to sink under trial or apprehension of danger; to lose the spirit and power of resistance; to lose heart; to give way; to shrink; to cower. The atheist power shall quail, and confess his fears. I. Taylor. Stouter hearts than a woman's have quailed in this terrible winter. Longfellow. Syn. -- to cower; flinch; shrink; quake; tremble; blench; succumb; yield.

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  • UNDERSECRETARY
    A secretary who is subordinate to the chief secretary; an assistant secretary; as, an undersecretary of the Treasury.
  • UNDERPLOT
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    To say by way of derogation or contradiction. Spenser.
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    To delve under.
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