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.
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
desquamatory
desquamatory
adj
(surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
equalisation
equalisation
noun
Alternative spelling of equalization
equanimously
equanimously
adv
In an equanimous manner.
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
equinoctials
equinoctials
noun
plural of equinoctial
equivocacies
equivocacies
noun
plural of equivocacy
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
forequarters
forequarters
noun
plural of forequarter
foursquarely
igneoaqueous
igneoaqueous
adj
(archaic) Formed by heat and water; denoting an obsolete theory of the formation of granite
lacquerworks
lacquerworks
noun
plural of lacquerwork
leonardesque
liquidations
liquidations
noun
plural of liquidation
lombardesque
loquaciously
loquaciously
adv
In a loquacious manner.
maquiladoras
maquiladoras
noun
plural of maquiladora
metasequoias
metasequoias
noun
plural of metasequoia
milquetoasts
milquetoasts
noun
plural of milquetoast
misquotation
misquotation
noun
An incorrect quotation.
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.
musquashroot
nonqualities
nonqualities
noun
plural of nonquality
nonsequacity
opaquenesses
opaquenesses
noun
plural of opaqueness
pasqueflower
pasqueflower
noun
Alternative spelling of pasque flower
quadrijugous
quadrijugous
adj
quadrijugate
quadrillions
quadrillions
noun
plural of quadrillion
quadriparous
quadriparous
adj
(ornithology) Laying four eggs.
Having given birth to four offspring.
quadrisetose
quadrisetose
adj
(biology) Having four bristles.
quadrumanous
quadrumanous
adj
Having four feet whose first digits are opposable; applies to all non-human primates.
quadrupedous
quaestorship
quaestorship
noun
The office or status of quaestor.
quarrelously
quartiparous
questionable
questionable
adj
(obsolete) Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.
Of dubious respectability or morality.
Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
questionably
questionably
adv
in a questionable manner
quotableness
quotableness
noun
The quality or degree of being quotable.
quotationist
quotationist
noun
One who makes, or is given to making, quotations.
sequaciously
sequaciously
adv
by a logically developed argument.
with blind acceptance.
sequestrator
sequestrator
noun
One who sequesters.
sesquioctava
siliquaceous
siliquaceous
adj
(botany) Having siliques.
squamiferous
squamiferous
adj
Scaly; covered in scales.
squamigerous
squamigerous
adj
(zoology) Bearing scales.
squamoseness
squamousness
squamousness
noun
The quality of being squamous.
squamulation
squamulation
noun
(zoology) The condition of being squamulate; the presence of small scales.
squamuliform
squamuliform
adj
Resembling a squamula or little scale.
squatinoidei
squattocracy
squattocracy
noun
(Australia, historical) Wealthy landowners (squatters) considered as a class.
squireocracy
suaviloquent
suaviloquent
adj
Sweetly speaking; using agreeable speech.
superaqueous
superaqueous
adj
On or above the surface of water.
tardiloquous
tornadoesque
tornadoesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tornado, or the damage and debris resulting from one.
