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Word of the Day : February 7, 2023
acquiesce \ak-wee-ESS\ verb
What It Means
To acquiesce is to accept, agree, or allow something to happen by staying silent or by not arguing. The word is somewhat formal, and is often used with in or to.
// Eventually, the professor acquiesced to the students' request to have the seminar's final class be a potluck lunch.
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