Tractable – Easily managed (controlled or taught or moulded)

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Tractable is pronounced as trak + tuh + buhl {Listen to it here}

Tractable is derived from the Latin Tractabilis meaning  something that may be touched, handled, or managed

Situational Uses:

• He is a very tractable boy. He listens to his teachers and parents.
• The horse rider had a tough time contolling the intractable horse.

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