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Reject :: Reject (v. t.) To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request..

Inquest :: Inquest (n.) Judicial inquiry; official examination, esp. before a jury; as, a coroner's inquest in case of a sudden death..

Quest :: Quest (n.) Inquest; jury of inquest.

Questmen :: Questmen (pl. ) of Questma.

Catechist :: Catechist (n.) One who instructs by question and answer, especially in religions matters..

Sequestered :: Sequestered (imp. & p. p.) of Sequeste.

Refer :: Refer (v. t.) Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, information, decision, etc.; to make over, or pass over, to another; as, to refer a student to an author; to refer a beggar to an officer; to refer a bill to a committee; a court refers a matter of fact to a commissioner for investigation, or refers a question of law to a superior tribunal..

Accept :: Accept (v. t.) In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; as, to accept the report of a committee. [This makes it the property of the body, and the question is then on its adoption.].

Short :: Short (superl.) Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant; as, he gave a short answer to the question..

Dey :: Dey (n.) The governor of Algiers; -- so called before the French conquest in 1830.

Ay :: Ay (adv.) Yes; yea; -- a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is much used in viva voce voting in legislative bodies, etc..

Slide :: Slide (v. t.) To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip; as, to slide in a word to vary the sense of a question..

Burke :: Burke (v. t.) To dispose of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to smother; to shelve; as, to burke a parliamentary question..

Bequest :: Bequest (n.) That which is left by will, esp. personal property; a legacy; also, a gift..

Quaere :: Quaere (v. imperative.) Inquire; question; see; -- used to signify doubt or to suggest investigation.

Concede :: Concede (v. t.) To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question..

Who :: Who (object.) Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular or plural. See the Note under What, pron., 1. As interrogative pronouns, who and whom ask the question: What or which person or persons? Who and whom, as relative pronouns (in the sense of that), are properly used of persons (corresponding to which, as applied to things), but are sometimes, less properly and now rarely, used of animals, plants, etc. Who and who

Supplication :: Supplication (n.) A humble petition; an earnest request; an entreaty.

Vexed :: Vexed (a.) Much debated or contested; causing discussion; as, a vexed question..

Request :: Request (v. t.) To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor..

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