amenable
willing to cooperate or be persuaded
Word origin: From French amener, to lead to (a- to plus mener to lead).
Amenable in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing amenable in a sentence.
The client was amenable to a compromise once the costs were explained.
The committee proved amenable to revising the proposal once the budget concerns were addressed.
Using “amenable” well
Amenable describes a willingness to cooperate or be persuaded, typically followed by to. It can also mean answerable to authority, but the cooperative sense dominates on the GRE.
More GRE words starting with A
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a state of temporary suspension or inactivity
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Questions about “amenable”
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