Word Entry #4: "A Jury of Her Peers"

1) " 'Of course it's no more than their duty,' said the sheriff's wife, in her manner of timid acquiescence."(371)

2) My Guess: Given the word timid before this word I can guess it means agreeable or shyness.

3) Definition: "Passive assent or agreement without protest" (dictionary.com)

4) The "agreement without protest" part really shows me what this word means and how it fits in this context. Mrs. Peters is just agreeing with her husband out of duty rather than actually agreeing with him which is symbolic of marriage back in this time period. The man was right and the wife agreed without protest no matter what.