(law) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
acquiescency
acquiescency
noun
The quality of being acquiescent; acquiescence.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquisitions
acquisitions
noun
plural of acquisition
acquittances
acquittances
noun
plural of acquittance
aquacultures
aquacultures
noun
plural of aquaculture
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
cacqueteuses
cacqueteuses
noun
plural of cacqueteuse
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
cinquecentos
cliquishness
cliquishness
noun
the state of being cliquish
coequalities
coequalities
noun
plural of coequality
conquisition
conquistador
conquistador
noun
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
consequences
consequences
noun
An old-fashioned parlour game describing the meeting of a lady and gentleman and the ensuing events, each player in turn writing a part of the story, not knowing what the others have written.
plural of consequence
consequently
consequently
adv
(conjunctive) As a result or consequence of something; subsequently.
(sequence, obsolete) subsequently, following after in time or sequence.
coquettishly
coquettishly
adv
In a coquettish manner, flirtatiously.
corequisites
corequisites
noun
plural of corequisite
croquignoles
deliquescent
deliquescent
adj
(botany) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
(chemistry) Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution.
(mycology, of the fruiting body of a fungus) Becoming liquid as a phase of its life cycle.
Seeming to melt away.
deliquescing
deliquescing
verb
present participle of deliquesce
discotheques
discotheques
noun
plural of discotheque
equicohesive
equidistance
equidistance
noun
(countable, uncountable) Equal distance.
equinoctials
equinoctials
noun
plural of equinoctial
equisetaceae
equivalences
equivalences
noun
plural of equivalence
equivocacies
equivocacies
noun
plural of equivocacy
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
esquirearchy
inadequacies
inadequacies
noun
plural of inadequacy
inconsequent
inconsequent
adj
(archaic) Alternative form of inconsequential
illogical; not following from the premises
infrequences
infrequences
noun
plural of infrequence
lacquerwares
lacquerwares
noun
plural of lacquerware
lacquerworks
lacquerworks
noun
plural of lacquerwork
lincolnesque
lincolnesque
Adjective
Suggestive of
loquaciously
loquaciously
adv
In a loquacious manner.
mosquitocide
mosquitocide
noun
Any substance that kills mosquitos.
nonsequacity
postconquest
postconquest
adj
After a conquest.
quackishness
quackishness
noun
The state or condition of being quackish.
quacksalvers
quacksalvers
noun
plural of quacksalver
quadricepses
quadricepses
noun
plural of quadriceps
quadricuspid
quadricuspid
adj
Having four cusps.
quadrisected
quadrisected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quadrisect
quarterbacks
quarterbacks
noun
plural of quarterback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarterback
quarterdecks
quarterdecks
noun
plural of quarterdeck
quarterspace
quasicrystal
quasicrystal
noun
(physics, chemistry) any solid with conventional crystalline properties but exhibiting a point group symmetry inconsistent with translational periodicity
quelquechose
quenchlessly
quenchlessly
adv
In a quenchless manner.
quercivorous
quercivorous
adj
Feeding on oak leaves.
quicksilvers
quicksilvers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quicksilver
quicksilvery
quicksilvery
adj
Like quicksilver.
quintescence
quintessence
quintessence
noun
(alchemy) The fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere.
(physics) A hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe.
A pure substance.
A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype.
The essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form.
verb
(transitive) To reduce to its purest and most concentrated essence.
racquetballs
racquetballs
noun
plural of racquetball
requiescence
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.
Arrangement in a new sequence; reordering.
verb
present participle of resequence
sequaciously
sequaciously
adv
by a logically developed argument.
with blind acceptance.
sesquioctava
siliquaceous
siliquaceous
adj
(botany) Having siliques.
squattocracy
squattocracy
noun
(Australia, historical) Wealthy landowners (squatters) considered as a class.