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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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Able to be tolerated or allowed; satisfactory or suitable for a particular purpose or situation.

“The teacher said that a score of 70% or higher was acceptable for passing the test.”

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beg to differ

Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/ˈbɛɡ tə ˈdɪfə/

To offer an opposing opinion humbly.

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disagree

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Related Words

agree withtake the bitter with the sweetwisedo what i say, not what i docall it as one sees itmake no bones aboutgive as good as one getsdo by halves

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