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Susceptible Open Influence Responsive Submitted Action Process Impressed

word susceptible
definition (1) Open to some influence; responsive. (2) Able to be submitted to an action or process.
eg_sentence She impressed everyone immediately with her intelligence, so they're now highly susceptible to her influence and usually go along with anything she proposes.
explanation With its prefix sus-, “up,” susceptible refers to something or someone that “takes up” or absorbs like a sponge. A sickly child may be susceptible to colds, and an unlucky adult may be susceptible to back problems. A lonely elderly person may be susceptible to what a con man tells him or her on the phone. And students are usually susceptible to the teaching of an imaginative professor—that is, likely to enjoy and learn from it.
IPA səˈsɛptəbəl

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