Both Uses of
acquiesce
in
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- Smiling at the trivial air he raised his eyes to the priest's face and, seeing in it a mirthless reflection of the sunken day, detached his hand slowly which had acquiesced faintly in the companionship.†
Chpt 4
- Some instinct, waking at these memories, stronger than education or piety, quickened within him at every near approach to that life, an instinct subtle and hostile, and armed him against acquiescence.†
Chpt 4 *
Definition:
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(acquiesce) reluctant or unenthusiastic compliance, consent, or agreement