Both Uses
acquiesce
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
(Edited)
- We were accustomed to prompt, if not always cheerful acquiescence to Atticus's instructions, but from the way he stood Jem was not thinking of budging.
p. 173.1 *acquiescence = compliance (doing what has been asked)
- It must have been after midnight, and I was puzzled by his amiable acquiescence.
p. 321.9acquiescence = compliance (allowing what was asked)
Definitions:
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(1)
(acquiesce) reluctant or unenthusiastic compliance, consent, or agreement
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)