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acquiescent

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ac·qui·es·cent  (kw-snt)
adj.
Disposed or willing to acquiesce.

acqui·escent·ly adv.
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Adj.1.acquiescent - willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"
obedient - dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke

acquiescent
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acquiescent [ˌækwɪˈesnt] ADJconforme, aquiescente
he was perfectly acquiescentse mostró completamente conforme
he is acquiescent by naturepor su naturaleza se conforma con todo
acquiescent [ˌækwiˈɛsənt] adjconsentant(e)
acquiescent
adjfügsam; smileergeben; attitudezustimmend
acquiescent [ˌækwɪˈɛsnt] adj (frm) → acquiescente


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P-, in charge of the deck, hooked on to the windward mizzen rigging in a state of perfect serenity; myself, the third mate, also hooked on somewhere to windward of the slanting poop, in a state of the utmost preparedness to jump at the very first hint of some sort of order, but otherwise in a perfectly acquiescent state of mind.
Thenceforth, he contented himself with quick looks and glances, easily interpreted, or by some acquiescent motions of his hands, when such could be convenient, to emphasise his idea of the correctness of any inference.
This undeniable argument produced a sort of acquiescent umph
 
 
 
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