Why this word is great
REQUIESCE — [Verb] To enter into a state of deep, deliberate rest or repose. From Latin requiescere, from re- (intensive prefix) + quiescere ("to rest, keep quiet"), from quies ("rest, quiet"). Unlike "repose," which suggests a serene, often eternal dignity, or "desist," which denotes a mere cessation of action, "requiesce" implies the formal, active acceptance of stillness as an end in itself. It is the palpable silence after a final chord, the cooling of an engine in a deserted garage, and the slow, geological settling of dust motes in a sunlit library—a conscious surrender to the gravity of stillness, the only true antecedent of peace.