Both Uses of
acquiesce
in
Atlas Shrugged
- She nodded, slowly, holding her head inclined for a long moment hi acquiescence and in homage.†
Chpt 3.2 *
- She did not answer, she felt as if a word would overfill the fullness of this moment, she merely turned to him with a look of acquiescence that was disarmed, childishly humble and would have been an apology but for its shining joy, He smiled-in amusement, in understanding, almost in comradeship of the things they shared and in sanction of the things she felt.†
Chpt 3.2
Definition:
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(acquiesce) reluctant or unenthusiastic compliance, consent, or agreement