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“acquiescent”
acquiescent (adjective), more acquiescent, most acquiescent
1. Willing to accept or to agree to doing something without an objection, a protest, or any resistance: Acquiescent people are sometimes thought of as quiet and mousy because they tend to do whatever they are asked to do without any protest.
2. Etymology: from Latin acquiescere, "to remain at rest" or "to become quiet".
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2. Etymology: from Latin acquiescere, "to remain at rest" or "to become quiet".
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-ent
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-esce, -escent, -escence
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quies-, -quiet-, -quit-
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“acquiescent”
Willing to accept or to agree to doing something without any objection or protest. (1)
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