GRE Word List
ACQUIESCE
to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
The meaning of the word acquiesce is to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively.
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disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
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