| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abandon | give up completely |
| 2. | abdicate | give up power or duty |
| 3. | accept | recognize or agree to |
| 4. | acknowledge | accept as true or valid |
| 5. | acquiesce | accept without protest |
| 6. | admit | acknowledge something is true |
| 7. | adopt | accept or take up |
| 8. | agree | express the same view |
| 9. | assent | agree or consent |
| 10. | avow | state openly and frankly |
| 11. | back down | withdraw a challenge or claim |
| 12. | bestow | give formally |
| 13. | bow | yield or submit |
| 14. | brook | tolerate or allow |
| 15. | buy | accept as true |
| 16. | capitulate | surrender after resistance |
| 17. | cave | give way under pressure |
| 18. | cede | give up formally |
| 19. | come around | change to agreement |
| 20. | comply | act in accordance with |
| 21. | confess | admit openly or reluctantly |
| 22. | consent | agree or give permission |
| 23. | cop to | admit guilt or responsibility |
| 24. | countenance | accept or tolerate |
| 25. | credit | accept as believable |
| 26. | defer | yield to another’s judgment |
| 27. | deliver up | surrender formally |
| 28. | drop | stop pursuing or claiming |
| 29. | embrace | accept willingly |
| 30. | endorse | approve or support publicly |
| 31. | face up to | accept and deal with |
| 32. | fall in line | conform or submit |
| 33. | fall into line | begin to conform |
| 34. | fess up | admit the truth |
| 35. | fold | give up or yield |
| 36. | forfeit | lose or surrender |
| 37. | forgo | go without; give up |
| 38. | give ground | yield in an argument |
| 39. | give in | stop resisting; submit |
| 40. | give up | surrender or stop claiming |
| 41. | give way | yield or make room |
| 42. | go along | agree or comply |
| 43. | go quietly | submit without protest |
| 44. | go with | accept or choose |
| 45. | grant | admit reluctantly or formally |
| 46. | green-light | give official approval |
| 47. | hand over | give to another |
| 48. | knuckle down | submit and apply oneself |
| 49. | knuckle under | submit under pressure |
| 50. | let go | release or give up |
| 51. | let it pass | allow without challenge |
| 52. | let that stand | accept as stated |
| 53. | level with | speak honestly to |
| 54. | make over | transfer to another |
| 55. | make peace with | accept reluctantly |
| 56. | not contest | refrain from disputing |
| 57. | not deny | fail to reject |
| 58. | not dispute | decline to challenge |
| 59. | okay | approve or accept |
| 60. | own | admit frankly |
| 61. | part with | give up possession of |
| 62. | permit | allow or let happen |
| 63. | play ball | cooperate or comply |
| 64. | plead guilty | formally admit guilt |
| 65. | presume | accept as likely true |
| 66. | profess | declare openly |
| 67. | quit | stop or give up |
| 68. | recant | take back a statement |
| 69. | recognize | accept as valid or true |
| 70. | reconcile yourself to | accept unwillingly |
| 71. | relent | become less resistant |
| 72. | relinquish | give up possession or claim |
| 73. | render up | give back or surrender |
| 74. | renounce | give up a claim |
| 75. | resign | accept something unpleasant |
| 76. | roll over | yield too easily |
| 77. | say yes to | accept or approve |
| 78. | soften | become less resistant |
| 79. | stand down | withdraw from a position |
| 80. | submit | yield to authority or force |
| 81. | subscribe to | accept or support an idea |
| 82. | succumb | yield under pressure |
| 83. | suppose | accept for argument |
| 84. | surrender | give up to another |
| 85. | sustain | support or confirm |
| 86. | swallow | accept reluctantly |
| 87. | take | accept or receive |
| 88. | tell the truth | state what is true |
| 89. | testify | state as evidence |
| 90. | throw in the towel | give up after struggle |
| 91. | throw up the sponge | admit defeat and quit |
| 92. | toe the line | conform to rules |
| 93. | tolerate | allow despite dislike |
| 94. | turn over | transfer to another |
| 95. | uphold | support or maintain |
| 96. | validate | confirm as acceptable |
| 97. | vouchsafe | grant or bestow |
| 98. | waive | voluntarily give up |
| 99. | withdraw | pull back from a claim |
| 100. | yield | give way or submit |
