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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Taciturn

Pronounced:< tas-it-turn >

It means:  Not inclined to talking.  Silent in manner.

Daily use:  You are very taciturn today.  Why are you so quiet?

Memory trick: 

taciturn

tac (reminds of) = tact or to wait for the right time
i (reminds of) = I
turn (reminds of) = turn

TACt,  I will use,  until my turn

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Ubiquitous

Pronounced:<u-bic-wah-tis>

Existing everywhere at the same time.

My use:
It's nice to see ubiquitous smiles in this room.  What a great way to start the day!

Literary use:By Wilbur Lucius Cross
As a novel of character, ' Tom Jones ' belongs to that class of novels which Walter Bagehot called ubiquitous, the aim of which is to present by a multitude of characters a complete picture of human life


Memory trick:
U b i quit o us

U (reminds of) = You
b (reminds of) = be
i (reminds of) = I
quit (reminds of) = quit
o (reminds of) = oh
us (reminds of) = us
You - be - I - quit - oh - us!

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Voluble

Pronounced:< voll-you-bull >

It means:   A constant flow of words.  Talkative.

Daily use:  Your email was very voluble.  I have never seen such a big email.

Memory trick: 

voluble

volu (reminds of)  =  volume or sound level

ble (sounds like)  =  bull

Volume bull

Sound level of a bull

a lot of sound or words

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Vapid

Pronounced:< vap-ed >

It means:  Dull.  Tedious.

Daily use:  This conversation is vapid.  Can we talk about more interesting things?

Memory trick:
vapid

vap (reminds of) = vapor
id (reminds of) = id or our inner self

boring things VAPor our ID

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Winsome

Pronounced:<win-sum>

Causing joy or pleasure.
My use:
There is a winsome tone to your voice. Do you have good news?

Literary use:
By Emerson
Still plotting how their hungry ear. That winsome voice again might hear.

Memory trick:
win . some

win (reminds of) = to win or to gain with reward
some (reminds of) = some or a bunch
win a bunch

Listen: Winsome

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