| ACQUISITIONS | • acquisitions n. Plural of acquisition. • ACQUISITION n. the act of acquiring. |
| AUTOCRITIQUE | • autocritique n. A self-criticism. • autocritique v. To criticize one’s own ideas. • AUTOCRITIQUE n. (French) self-criticism, esp. political. |
| COEQUALITIES | • coequalities n. Plural of coequality. • COEQUALITY n. the state of being on an equality, as in rank or power. |
| COLLIQUATING | • colliquating v. Present participle of colliquate. • COLLIQUATE v. (obsolete) to melt, fuse. |
| COLLIQUATION | • colliquation n. The act of becoming liquid; melting. • colliquation n. (Medicine) The wasting-away of parts of the body; consumption. • COLLIQUATION n. the process of melting or wasting away. |
| COLLIQUATIVE | • colliquative adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing colliquation; liquefactive. • COLLIQUATIVE adj. profuse in flow; wasting. |
| COLOQUINTIDA | • coloquintida n. (Obsolete) Colocynth, a viny plant bearing extremely bitter fruit. • COLOQUINTIDA n. (Greek) a cucurbitaceous plant with bitter-tasting gourds, also COLOCYNTH. |
| CONQUISTADOR | • conquistador n. A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise… • CONQUISTADOR n. (Spanish) a conqueror; specifically any of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th cent. |
| EQUINOCTIALS | • equinoctials n. Plural of equinoctial. • EQUINOCTIAL n. an equinoctial gale. |
| EQUIVOCALITY | • equivocality n. The quality of being equivocal. • EQUIVOCALITY n. the state of being equivocal. |
| EQUIVOCATING | • equivocating v. Present participle of equivocate. • EQUIVOCATE v. to use equivocal or doubtful words in order to mislead or to avoid answering a question. |
| EQUIVOCATION | • equivocation n. (Logic) A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression. • equivocation n. The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading. • EQUIVOCATION n. the use of equivocal or doubtful words. |
| EQUIVOCATORS | • equivocators n. Plural of equivocator. • EQUIVOCATOR n. one who equivocates. |
| EQUIVOCATORY | • equivocatory adj. Indicating, or characterized by, equivocation. • EQUIVOCATORY adj. relating to equivocation. |
| LIQUEFACTION | • liquefaction n. Process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas). • liquefaction n. The liquid or semiliquid that results from this process. • LIQUEFACTION n. the process of making or becoming liquid, also LIQUIFACTION. |
| LIQUIFACTION | • LIQUIFACTION n. the act of making liquid, also LIQUEFACTION. |
| PAUCILOQUENT | • pauciloquent adj. Using few words when speaking. • PAUCILOQUENT adj. of few words; speaking little. |
| QUALIFICATOR | • qualificator n. An officer who examines and prepares causes for trial in the ecclesiastical courts. • QUALIFICATOR n. one who prepares ecclesiastical cases for trial. |
| QUIXOTICALLY | • quixotically adv. In a quixotic manner. • QUIXOTICAL adv. extravagantly and romantically chivalrous; idealistic, also QUIXOTIC. |