docile

/ˈdä-səl/

Latin docilis, from docēre to teach; akin to Latin decēre to be fitting

adjective

  1. easily taught

  2. easily led or managed : tractable

a docile pupil

obedient docile tractable amenable mean submissive to the will of another. obedient implies compliance with the demands or requests of one in authority. docile implies a predisposition to submit readily to control or guidance.