The Only Use of
acquiesce
in
The Scarlet Letter
- Her only justification lay in the fact that she had been able to discern no method of rescuing him from a blacker ruin than had overwhelmed herself except by acquiescing in Roger Chillingworth's scheme of disguise.†
Chpt 13
Definition:
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(acquiesce) reluctant or unenthusiastic compliance, consent, or agreement