🤝 Amenable — Important SAT Vocabulary (Really)
AMENABLE most nearly means: A) hostile; B) peculiar; C) agreeable; D) somber. Answer inside. 👉️
📚️ Definition of Amenable
Amenable (adjective): Open and responsive to suggestion; willing to cooperate or comply. Can also mean liable or subject to something, as in “amenable to the law.” Example: an amenable employee.
🗣️ Pronunciation of Amenable
IPA: /əˈmiː.nə.bəl/ (See IPA key)
Respelling: uh-MEE-nuh-buhl
📰 Examples of Amenable
Here are some examples of the word amenable:
Our new manager was actually amenable to feedback, unlike Mr. Bossypants before this one.
People tend to be more amenable to persuasion when they’re in a good mood, which explains why cheerful salespeople perform better than dour ones.
Quiz answer: C, agreeable.