acquiescent
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- Words With Friends
- 28
- Letters
- 11
/æˈkwi.ɛsn̩t/
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Definition of acquiescent
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance.
“This view is reflected in the novelist's stock portrait of the white-man-in-exile's dusky mistress; an acquiescent shadow, who comes to life only if thrown aside, when, sinister and vindictive, she is ready with the wasting poison.”
“The third role, acquiescent was mostly identified in the interviews when students highlighted their willingness to accept suggested placements [...] and stressed that they could adapt to given conditions...”
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adj
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Willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance.
“This view is reflected in the novelist's stock portrait of the white-man-in-exile's dusky mistress; an acquiescent shadow, who comes to life only if thrown aside, when, sinister and vindictive, she is ready with the wasting poison.”
“The third role, acquiescent was mostly identified in the interviews when students highlighted their willingness to accept suggested placements [...] and stressed that they could adapt to given conditions...”
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Resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit.
“an acquiescent policy”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin acquiescens (present participle of acquiēscō).
Words you can make from acquiescent
200+ playable · top: ACQUIESCE (22 pts)
Best play acquiesce 22 points9-letter words
3 words8-letter words
11 words7-letter words
37 words- CACIQUE 20 pts
- ACQUEST 18 pts
- ACQUITS 18 pts
- CAIQUES 18 pts
- CINQUES 18 pts
- QUANTIC 18 pts
- QUINCES 18 pts
- ANTIQUE 16 pts
- ASQUINT 16 pts
- EQUATES 16 pts
- EQUINES 16 pts
- EQUITES 16 pts
- INQUEST 16 pts
- QUIETEN 16 pts
- QUINATE 16 pts
- QUINTAS 16 pts
- QUINTES 16 pts
- SEQUENT 16 pts
- ACCENTS 11 pts
- ASCETIC 11 pts
- CAUSTIC 11 pts
- SCIENCE 11 pts
- ACETINS 9 pts
- CETANES 9 pts
- CINEAST 9 pts
- CUNEATE 9 pts
- CUTESIE 9 pts
- ENTICES 9 pts
- EUCAINE 9 pts
- NEUSTIC 9 pts
- NUTCASE 9 pts
- TENACES 9 pts
- TUNICAE 9 pts
- AUNTIES 7 pts
- ENSUITE 7 pts
- ETESIAN 7 pts
- SINUATE 7 pts
6-letter words
82 words- ACQUIT 17 pts
- CAIQUE 17 pts
- CASQUE 17 pts
- CINQUE 17 pts
- QUINCE 17 pts
- SACQUE 17 pts
- EQUATE 15 pts
- EQUINE 15 pts
- QUAINT 15 pts
- QUANTS 15 pts
- QUEANS 15 pts
- QUEENS 15 pts
- QUIETS 15 pts
- QUINTA 15 pts
- QUINTE 15 pts
- QUINTS 15 pts
- SEQUIN 15 pts
- SQUINT 15 pts
- ACCENT 10 pts
- ACCUSE 10 pts
- ACETIC 10 pts
- CACTUS 10 pts
- CANTIC 10 pts
- CASEIC 10 pts
- ECESIC 10 pts
- SCENIC 10 pts
- SICCAN 10 pts
- ACETIN 8 pts
- ACINUS 8 pts
- ACTINS 8 pts
- ACUTES 8 pts
- ANTICS 8 pts
- ASCENT 8 pts
- CANTUS 8 pts
- CASEIN 8 pts
- CENTAI 8 pts
- CENTAS 8 pts
- CETANE 8 pts
- CUEIST 8 pts
- CUESTA 8 pts
- CUNITS 8 pts
- CUTIES 8 pts
- CUTINS 8 pts
- ENACTS 8 pts
- ENATIC 8 pts
- ENCASE 8 pts
- ENTICE 8 pts
- INCASE 8 pts
- INCEST 8 pts
- INCUSE 8 pts
- INSECT 8 pts
- NASTIC 8 pts
- NICEST 8 pts
- NIECES 8 pts
- SEANCE 8 pts
- SECANT 8 pts
- SENECA 8 pts
- STANCE 8 pts
- TENACE 8 pts
- TUNICA 8 pts
- TUNICS 8 pts
- UNCASE 8 pts
- UNCAST 8 pts
- UNCIAE 8 pts
- USANCE 8 pts
- AENEUS 6 pts
- AUNTIE 6 pts
- ENATES 6 pts
- SATEEN 6 pts
- SEITAN 6 pts
- SENATE 6 pts
- TENESI 6 pts
- TENIAE 6 pts
- TENIAS 6 pts
- TENUES 6 pts
- TENUIS 6 pts
- TINEAS 6 pts
- TISANE 6 pts
- UNEASE 6 pts
- UNITES 6 pts
- UNSEAT 6 pts
- UNTIES 6 pts
5-letter words
66 words- CINQS 16 pts
- EQUES 14 pts
- QUAIS 14 pts
- QUANT 14 pts
- QUASI 14 pts
- QUATE 14 pts
- QUEAN 14 pts
- QUEEN 14 pts
- QUEST 14 pts
- QUIET 14 pts
- QUINS 14 pts
- QUINT 14 pts
- QUITE 14 pts
- QUITS 14 pts
- CACTI 9 pts
- CUSEC 9 pts
- ACNES 7 pts
- ACTIN 7 pts
- ACUTE 7 pts
- ANTIC 7 pts
- CAINS 7 pts
- CANES 7 pts
- CANST 7 pts
- CANTS 7 pts
- CASTE 7 pts
- CATES 7 pts
- CAUSE 7 pts
- CEASE 7 pts
- CENSE 7 pts
- CENTS 7 pts
- CENTU 7 pts
- CESTA 7 pts
- CESTI 7 pts
- CETES 7 pts
- CINES 7 pts
- CITES 7 pts
- CUNIT 7 pts
- CUTES 7 pts
- CUTIE 7 pts
- CUTIN 7 pts
- CUTIS 7 pts
- ENACT 7 pts
- ETICS 7 pts
- ICTUS 7 pts
- INCUS 7 pts
- NIECE 7 pts
- SAICE 7 pts
- SAUCE 7 pts
- ANISE 5 pts
- ANTES 5 pts
- ANTIS 5 pts
- AUNTS 5 pts
- EATEN 5 pts
- ENATE 5 pts
- ENSUE 5 pts
- ENTIA 5 pts
- ETNAS 5 pts
- ETUIS 5 pts
- INSET 5 pts
- NATES 5 pts
- NEATS 5 pts
- NEIST 5 pts
- NITES 5 pts
- SAINT 5 pts
- SATIN 5 pts
- SAUTE 5 pts
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