IELTS Word of the Day Acquiesce

Bhaskar Das

Feb 4, 2022

A strong vocabulary, and grammar helps candidates to improve their writing as well as speaking skills. These are the apex for a high band score in IELTS exam. In this IELTS word of the day- Acquiesce, the article thoroughly explains its meaning, the related sentences to increase the candidate's vocabulary further.

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IELTS Word of the Day Acquiesce
Acquiesce

Meaning: accept something reluctantly without any protest
Synonyms: Comply, Conform, Permit, Allow

Sentence 1: We do this to convince our hosts of our value, for we truly do hope that they will acquiesce to our request to join their ranks.
Sentence 2: Did the man think he would acquiesce without getting something in return? He instructed the guard to stand by in an antechamber, ready to assist in the questioning, should that be needed.

Exercise:
Match the word below to complete these sentences.
Words: bitter, addicted, acquiescing, classical, administrative, classified

  1. People who are …………………… to drugs need help

Answer: addicted
Explanation
:
Addicted correctly matches with the sentence above as the sentence states the dependence to drugs. Hence it is the correct answer.

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  1. The other ashram women followed her in …………………..

Answer: acquiescing
Explanation
:
As acquiescing means to reluctantly agree to something and the sentence states that the other women followed her without protest, thus it correctly matches with the sentence above. Hence it is the correct answer.

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  1. I had worked for many years as an ……………………. assistant and an executive assistant.

Answer: administrative
Explanation
:
As administrative means managerial, governmental or directorial and the sentence states that for many years he worked as an executive as well as governmental assistant thus it correctly matches with the sentence above. Hence administrative is the correct answer.

  1. After a ………………. argument when Albee was a teenager, she threw him out of the house.

Answer: bitter
Explanation
:
As bitter means dissatisfied, aggrieved, and the sentence states that they had an distasteful agreement thus the word bitter correctly matches with the sentence above. Hence it is the correct answer.

  1. For the first time in ………………… antiquity, the nuclear family had assumed a central role in the politics of state.

Answer: classical
Explanation
:
As classical means traditional, or relating to ancient Greek or Latin art of culture and the sentence talks about the ancientness and the role of nuclear families in politics, hence classical correctly matches with the sentence above, Hence it is the correct answer. Also classical antiquity means the era between 8th century BC to 6th Century AD (Mediterranean Sea), therefore it again points out to be the correct answer.

  1. This allows ………………….. information to be kept extremely secure.

Answer: Classified
Explanation
:
As classified means private or top secret and the sentence states to keep the information secure thus the word classified completely matches with the sentence above. Hence it is the correct answer.

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