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Tractable

Pronounced:
<tract-ah-bull>

Obedient.  Manageable. 

My use: 
I thank the team for being so tractable.  You followed my instructions very well.

Literary use:
By Jane Austen
I never heard any harm of her; and I dare say she is one of the most tractable creatures in the world.


Memory trick:

tractable

tract (reminds of) = track
able (reminds of) = able
able to stay on track

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