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  • 21acquiescence — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. passive consent, quiet submission, resignation; see permission . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. yielding, compliance, acceptance, consenting, *buckling under, capitulation, submission, concurring, *caving in, deferring,… …

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  • 22compliance — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. yielding, acquiescence, assent; see agreement 1 , docility . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. yielding, assent, conforming, obedience, observation, acquiescence, deference, complaisance. ANT.: noncompliance, disobedience… …

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  • 23deference — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Courteous regard] Syn. respect, veneration, homage; see honor 1 , reverence 1 , 2 . 2. [Obedience] Syn. submission, compliance, yielding; see docility . See Synonym Study at honor . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY… …

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  • 24amenability — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of willingly carrying out the wishes of others: acquiescence, amenableness, compliance, compliancy, deference, obedience, submission, submissiveness, tractability, tractableness. See RESIST …

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  • 25compliancy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of willingly carrying out the wishes of others: acquiescence, amenability, amenableness, compliance, deference, obedience, submission, submissiveness, tractability, tractableness. See RESIST …

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  • 26submissiveness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of willingly carrying out the wishes of others: acquiescence, amenability, amenableness, compliance, compliancy, deference, obedience, submission, tractability, tractableness. See RESIST …

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  • 27tractability — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of willingly carrying out the wishes of others: acquiescence, amenability, amenableness, compliance, compliancy, deference, obedience, submission, submissiveness, tractableness. See RESIST …

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  • 28tractableness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of willingly carrying out the wishes of others: acquiescence, amenability, amenableness, compliance, compliancy, deference, obedience, submission, submissiveness, tractability. See RESIST …

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  • 29amenability — n. Accountability, liability, responsibility, answerableness, amenableness …

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  • 30compliance — acquiescence, resignation (see under COMPLIANT) Analogous words: obedience, docility, amenableness, tractableness (see corresponding adjectives at OBEDIENT): submitting or submission, yielding, deferring or deference (see corresponding verbs at… …

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