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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |