| chinquapin | (noun) small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut | Synonyms: chincapin, chinkapin |
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| (noun) shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts | Synonyms: Allegheny chinkapin, Castanea pumila, dwarf chestnut, eastern chinquapin |
| (noun) shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States | Synonyms: Castanea ozarkensis, Ozark chinkapin, Ozark chinquapin |
| cinque | (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one | Synonyms: 5, fin, five, fivesome, Little Phoebe, pentad, Phoebe, quint, quintet, quintuplet, V |
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| cinquefoil | (noun) an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle | - |
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| (noun) any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties | Synonyms: five-finger |
| clinquant | (adjective) glittering with gold or silver | Synonyms: tinseled, tinselly |
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| delinquency | (noun) an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor | Synonyms: juvenile delinquency |
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| (noun) a tendency to be negligent and uncaring | Synonyms: dereliction, willful neglect |
| (noun) nonpayment of a debt when due | - |
| delinquent | (adjective) past due; not paid at the scheduled time | Synonyms: overdue |
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| (adjective) guilty of a misdeed | - |
| (adjective) failing in what duty requires | Synonyms: derelict, neglectful, remiss |
| (noun) a young offender | Synonyms: juvenile delinquent |
| inquest | (noun) an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death | - |
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| inquietude | (noun) feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable | Synonyms: disquietude, edginess, uneasiness |
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| inquire | (verb) have a wish or desire to know something | Synonyms: enquire, wonder |
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| (verb) address a question to and expect an answer from | Synonyms: ask, enquire |
| (verb) conduct an inquiry or investigation of | Synonyms: enquire, investigate |
| inquirer | (noun) someone who asks a question | Synonyms: asker, enquirer, querier, questioner |
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| inquiring | (adjective) given to inquiry | - |
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| (noun) a request for information | Synonyms: questioning |
| inquiringly | (adverb) in an inquiring manner | Synonyms: enquiringly |
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| inquiry | (noun) a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest | Synonyms: enquiry |
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| (noun) a search for knowledge | Synonyms: enquiry, research |
| (noun) an instance of questioning | Synonyms: enquiry, interrogation, query, question |
| inquisition | (noun) a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals) | - |
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| inquisitive | (adjective) showing curiosity | Synonyms: questioning, speculative, wondering |
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| (adjective) inquiring or appearing to inquire | - |
| inquisitively | (adverb) with curiosity | Synonyms: curiously, interrogatively |
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| inquisitiveness | (noun) The quality of being curious and interested. | - |
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| (noun) a state of active curiosity | Synonyms: curiousness |
| inquisitor | (noun) a questioner who is excessively harsh | Synonyms: interrogator |
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| inquisitorial | (adjective) especially indicating a form of prosecution in which proceedings are secret and the accused is questioned by a prosecutor who acts also as the judge | - |
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| (adjective) having the authority to conduct official investigations | - |
| (adjective) marked by inquisitive interest; especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor | - |
| inquisitory | (adjective) diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation | Synonyms: probing, searching |
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| propinquity | (noun) the property of being close together | Synonyms: proximity |
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| quinquefoliate | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) having five leaflets | - |
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| quinquennium | (noun) a period of five years | - |
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| relinquish | (verb) release, as from one's grip | Synonyms: let go, let go of, release |
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| (verb) turn away from; give up | Synonyms: foreswear, quit, renounce |
| (verb) part with a possession or right | Synonyms: free, give up, release, resign |
| (verb) do without or cease to hold or adhere to | Synonyms: dispense with, forego, foreswear, forgo, waive |
| relinquished | (adjective) that has been withdrawn or retreated from | - |
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| relinquishing | (noun) the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. | Synonyms: relinquishment |
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| (noun) a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. | Synonyms: relinquishment |
| relinquishment | (noun) the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. | Synonyms: relinquishing |
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| (noun) a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. | Synonyms: relinquishing |
| uninquiring | (adjective) not inquiring | Synonyms: uninquisitive |
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| (adjective) deficient in curiosity | Synonyms: uninquisitive |
| uninquisitive | (adjective) not inquiring | Synonyms: uninquiring |
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| (adjective) deficient in curiosity | Synonyms: uninquiring |