Acquiescence: noun: passive acceptance or submission.

Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acquiescence

From “The Complete Fiction of Nella Larson” by Nella Larsen, Page 42

“Helga, on the other hand, had never quite achieved the unmistakable Naxos Mold, would never achieve it in spite of trying…Always she had considered it a lack of understanding on the part of the community, but in her present new revolt she realized that the fault had been partly hers. A lack of acquiescence.”

Acquiescence is used in this passage to explain why Helga hadn’t adjusted to life in Naxos. She didn’t adopt the Naxos way of life because she didn’t want to.