. one-hundred and forty-eight (Word Of The Day)

8/21/2009 06:50:00 PM



WORD OF THE DAY:
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ac⋅qui⋅esce

[ak-wee-es] Show IPA
–verb (used without object), -esced, -esc⋅ing.
to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan.
Origin:
Latin: acquiēscere to find rest in, equivalent to ac-quiē-(see quiet 2 ) + -sc- inchoative suffix + -ereinf. suffix


ac⋅qui⋅esc⋅ing⋅ly,adverb


accede, concur; capitulate.


contest, protest.

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