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Roccololipop Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

A vocabulary question

The personal manager insisted on the staff wearing suits, but he finally ---- and allowed them to wear casual clothes.

A) complied
B) contended
C) relented
D) surmised
  

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This was a serious test I took last Saturday. My answer was "A) complied". But today I've learned that the correct answer was "C) relented". Isn't "complied" also possible here? Thanks in advance.
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Relented is the only one that makes sense here.

complied suggests that he was breaking the rules previously.
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We comply with rules, but we relent after arguing something.
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