He's a good boy.
She listens well.
They always mind their mother.
5 words relating to obedience.
1. acquiesce - submit quietly. When he said he wanted to watch the game, I acquiesced because there wasn't anything that I wanted to watch.
2. defer - submit politely. Jesus did not defer to anyone when he thought they were wrong.
3. docile - easily taught. tractable. The older boy accepted teaching eagerly, the younger was not as docile.
4. pliable - yielding, adaptable. He was no so pliable as to be persuaded even by reason.
5. tractable - easily controlled. The King wanted the new colonies to be more tractable.
Can you think of other words that belong on this list?
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