Rancid

Rancid
(adj.) having a terrible taste or smell
Raja was double -dog-dared to eat the rancid egg salad sandwich

Rail

Rail
(v.) to scold, protest
The professor railed against the injustice of the college's tenure policy

Quotidian

Quotidian
(adj.) daily
Raja's quotidian routines include blogging for two hours in the evening.

Quixotic

Quixotic
(adj.) idealistic, impractical
Raja entertained a quixotic desire to fall in love at first sight in a laundromat.

Querulous

Querulous
(adj.) whiny, complaining
When deprived of his pacifier, Raja becomes querulous

Quell

Quell,
(v.) to control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation
Skilled leader deftly quelled the rebellion.

Quandary

Quandary
(n.) a perplexing unresolvable state
Raja found himself in a quandary: should he choose Fiat car or Hyundai Car.

Quaint

Quaint
(adj.) charmingly old fashioned
Raja was delighted by the quaint bonnets he saw at the Amish country.

Quagmire

Quagmire
(n.) a difficult situation
We'd all like to avoid the kind of military quagmire characterized by the Vietnam War.

Punitive

Punitive
(adj.) involving punishment
If caught smoking in office, the punitive result is immediate expulsion from work.

Punctilious

Punctilious
(adj.) eager to follow rules or conventions
Punctilious Raja insisted that his peers follow the rules.

Rancor

Rancor
(n.) deep, bitter resentment
When Raja challenged me to a fight, I could see the rancor in his eyes.