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   docile

   /ˈdəʊsʌɪl/

   adjective

   • 1. ready to accept control or instruction; submissive: "a cheap and docile workforce"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘apt or willing to learn’): from Latin docilis, from docere ‘teach’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. docilely adverb
   • 2. docility noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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