1 a : to allow scope for : permit <
admits no possibility of misunderstanding>
b :
to concede as true or valid <admitted making a mistake>
I get your question, so was given a dictionary actually to look words up as I read the book and worked the steps
As the smartest guy I knew I was appalled and offended, until I actually started looking words up, turns out I frequently put my own "spin" on words, it was an interesting exercise