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Tractable

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WordDefinition
docileReady to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient.
amenableWilling to respond to persuasion or suggestions.
malleableAble to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
responsiveAnswering, replying or responding
ductileCapable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
manageableCapable of being managed or controlled.
teachablenounCapable of being taught; apt to learn.
tamableAlternative spelling of tameable. [Able to be tamed.]
tameableAble to be tamed.

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intractableDifficult to deal with, solve, or manage. (of a problem)

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docileReady to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient.
manageableCapable of being managed or controlled.
amenableWilling to respond to persuasion or suggestions.
teachableCapable of being taught; apt to learn.
responsiveAnswering, replying or responding
tamablenounAlternative spelling of tameable. [Able to be tamed.]
tameableAble to be tamed.
ductileCapable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
malleableAble to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
obedientWilling to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority; biddable.
tame(chiefly of animals) Accustomed to human contact.
tractilenounCapable of being drawn or stretched out in length.
pliant(figuratively) Easily influenced; tractable.
trainablenoun(euphemistic, dated) A mentally retarded person who can be trained or taught.
dociblenoun(obsolete) Easily taught, tamed or managed; teachable.
leadableCapable of being led.
guidablenounCapable of being or willing to be guided
instructiblenounCapable of being instructed; teachable.
educatablenounCapable of being educated; trainable; teachable.
domitablenounAble to be tamed or bent to one's will; tamable, subduable.

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