A critique written in response to another critique.
aquarellists
aquarellists
noun
plural of aquarellist
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
arabesquerie
arabesquerie
noun
arabesque ornamentation
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
barquisimeto
becquerelite
becquerelite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
boudoiresque
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
circumquaque
conqueringly
conqueringly
adv
So as to conquer.
corequisites
corequisites
noun
plural of corequisite
croquignoles
derelinquish
derelinquish
noun
to abandon or desert, to leave to itself
disequalizer
disequalizer
noun
One who or that which makes unequal.
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
equalitarian
equalitarian
adj
(dated) Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.
noun
(dated) A person who accepts or promotes the view of equalitarianism.
equatorially
equatorially
adv
In an equatorial direction
equestrienne
equestrienne
noun
A female equestrian.
equicellular
equicellular
adj
(biology) Made up of similar cells.
equigranular
equigranular
adj
(petrology) Composed chiefly of grains of similar size.
equilibrants
equilibrants
noun
plural of equilibrant
equilibrated
equilibrated
adj
Subject to equilibration
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equilibrate
equilibrates
equilibrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equilibrate
equilibrator
equilibrator
noun
(rare) A device that maintains equilibrium or balance, especially a part of a heavy gun (e.g. an artillery piece or a tank gun) which balances the barrel and other parts so as to enable the gun to be elevated easily.
equilibriate
equilibrious
equilibrious
adj
in equilibrium; balanced
equilibriria
equilibrists
equilibrists
noun
plural of equilibrist
equilibriums
equiparation
equiparation
noun
(chiefly historical, law, philosophy) The transfer or imputation of attributes from one object or concept to another; the drawing of an equivalence between them.
(more generally, rare) Comparison.
equipartisan
equiperiodic
equiperiodic
adj
Having the same period.
equiprobable
equiprobable
adj
(mathematics, logic) Having equal probability, such as any number from 1 to 6 being the equiprobable outcome of the fair toss of fair dice.
equiprobably
equiprobably
adv
With equal probability.
equitemporal
equitemporal
adj
Of equal time.
equivalvular
equivalvular
adj
(zoology) equivalve
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
equivocatory
equivocatory
adj
Indicating, or characterized by, equivocation.
esquirearchy
foreacquaint
foreacquaint
verb
(transitive) To make familiar (with something) in advance.
griffinesque
griqualander
grolieresque
grotesquerie
grotesquerie
noun
(literature) A genre of horror literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber.
The quality of being grotesque or macabre.
harlequinade
harlequinade
noun
A pantomime-like comedy featuring the harlequin or clown.
Any comical or fantastical procedure or playfulness.
harlequinery
harlequinism
harlequinize
harlequinize
verb
(transitive) To make gaudy and comical.
harquebusier
harquebusier
noun
Alternative form of arquebusier
hindquarters
hindquarters
noun
plural of hindquarter
hydroquinine
hydroquinone
hydroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol.
hyperquadric
hyperquadric
noun
(mathematics) A particular generalization of a superquadric
infrequences
infrequences
noun
plural of infrequence
infrequentcy
infrequently
infrequently
adv
Not frequently.
inquisitress
inquisitress
noun
(rare) A female inquisitor.
interquarrel
interquarter
interquarter
adj
Between quarters.
intersqueeze
marqueteries
marqueteries
noun
plural of marqueterie
plural of marquetery
marquisettes
marquisettes
noun
plural of marquisette
masquerading
masquerading
noun
The act of one who masquerades.
verb
present participle of masquerade
meriquinonic
mousquetaire
mousquetaire
noun
(historical) A broad turnover linen collar worn in the mid-19th century.
(historical) A musketeer, especially one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, famed for their daring and their fine clothing.
(historical) A woman's cloak trimmed with ribbons, with large buttons, fashionable in the mid-19th century.
nonrequisite
orthoquinone
orthoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2-benzoquinone
overequipped
overequipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overequip
overquantity
overquantity
noun
An excessive quantity; surplus.
pectoriloque
pectoriloquy
pectoriloquy
noun
(medicine) An increased resonance, or a distinctly articulated voice, heard during auscultation.
perquisition
perquisition
noun
A thorough inquiry or search.
peruginesque
plastiqueurs
preacquiring
preacquiring
verb
present participle of preacquire
preacquittal
preacquittal
adj
Before acquittal.
preacquitted
preantiquity
preantiquity
noun
The time before antiquity.
preequipment
preequipping
preliquidate
prequalified
prequalified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prequalify
prequalifies
prequalifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prequalify
prequotation
prerequiring
prerequiring
verb
present participle of prerequire
prerequisite
prerequisite
adj
Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.
noun
In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.
Something that is required as necessary or indispensable, or as a prior condition of something else.
preterequine
quadragesima
quadrantlike
quadrantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a quadrant.
quadratifera
quadrennials
quadrennials
noun
plural of quadrennial
quadrenniums
quadricepses
quadricepses
noun
plural of quadriceps
quadricycler
quadriennial
quadriennial
adj
Alternative form of quadrennial
quadriennium
quadrigabled
quadrijugate
quadrijugate
adj
(botany) Pinnate, with four pairs of leaflets.
quadrilobate
quadrilobate
adj
Having four lobes.
quadriplegia
quadriplegia
noun
Paralysis from the neck down.
Paralysis of all four limbs.
quadriplegic
quadriplegic
adj
Of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia.
noun
One who suffers from quadriplegia.
quadrisected
quadrisected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quadrisect
quadriserial
quadriserial
adj
Arranged in four series.
quadrisetose
quadrisetose
adj
(biology) Having four bristles.
quadrivalent
quadrivalent
adj
(chemistry) Having a valence of four
(graph theory) Said of a graph: that all of its vertices have degree four.
(of a vaccine) Protecting against four different (usually flu) viruses.
noun
(genetics) Any quadrivalent chromosome
quadrupedism
quaestorship
quaestorship
noun
The office or status of quaestor.
quarrelingly
quarterfinal
quarterfinal
noun
(general) A competition that narrows a field of contestants (quarterfinalists) to a set of semifinalists, for a subsequent final.
(sports) One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.
quarterlight
quarterlight
noun
A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent
quarternight
quaternarian
quaternarian
adj
quaternary
quaternaries
quaternaries
noun
plural of quaternary
quaternarius
quaternarius
noun
(prosody) A unit of four metrical feet.
quaternionic
quaternionic
adj
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a quaternion
quaternities
quaternities
noun
plural of quaternity
quatrefoiled
quatrefoiled
adj
(architecture) decorated with quatrefoils
quebrachitol
quebrachitol
noun
(organic chemistry) A polyhydroxy cyclic alcohol, 2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol, obtained from the latex of the rubber tree as a starting point in the synthesis of several pharmaceuticals
quebradillas
queerishness
queerishness
noun
The quality of being queerish.
querciflorae
quercitannic
quercitannic
adj
Of or pertaining to quercitannic acid or its derivatives
quercitannin
quercitannin
noun
tannic acid derived from oak galls
quercivorous
quercivorous
adj
Feeding on oak leaves.
querimonious
querimonious
adj
Complaining; querulous.
querulential
querulential
adj
(archaic, rare) querulous; complaining
quibbleproof
quickhearted
quicksilvers
quicksilvers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quicksilver
quicksilvery
quicksilvery
adj
Like quicksilver.
quindecemvir
quindecemvir
noun
(historical) Any member of an official group of fifteen people, especially a member of the 15-man college of priests who cared for the Sibylline Books in ancient Rome.
quindecimvir
quindecimvir
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) Any member of a group of fifteen officials.
quinquegrade
quinquegrade
adj
(music) Of or relating to a kind of musical scale based on fifths.
quinquertium
quinquertium
noun
(historical) An ancient sporting contest consisting of five separate events.
quirkinesses
quirkinesses
noun
plural of quirkiness
quodlibetary
quodlibetary
adj
(philosophy) Of or relating to quodlibet.
reacquainted
reacquainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reacquaint
reconquering
reconquering
verb
present participle of reconquer
reequipments
reequipments
noun
plural of reequipment
relacquering
relacquering
verb
present participle of relacquer
relinquished
relinquished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of relinquish
relinquisher
relinquisher
noun
One who relinquishes.
relinquishes
relinquishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of relinquish
reliquefying
reliquefying
verb
present participle of reliquefy
reliquidated
reliquidated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reliquidate
reliquidates
reliquidates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reliquidate
requalifying
requalifying
verb
present participle of requalify
requarantine
requarantine
verb
(transitive) To quarantine again.
requiescence
requirements
requirements
noun
plural of requirement
requisitions
requisitions
noun
plural of requisition
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of requisition
resequencing
resequencing
noun
(genetics) The sequencing of part of an individual's genome in order to detect sequence differences between the individual and the standard genome of the species.