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  • 81unruly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unmanageable, insubordinate, obstreperous, fractious, refractory, ungovernable, turbulent, boisterous, balky. See disobedience. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. uncontrollable, willful, headstrong,… …

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  • 82obedient — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Dutiful] Syn. amenable, loyal, law abiding, governable, tractable, resigned, devoted, respectful, complaisant, controllable, attentive, obliging, willing, deferential, under the control of, at one s command, obeisant,… …

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  • 83uncontrollable — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. obdurate, obstinate, stubborn, ungovernable, lawless, insurgent; see also unruly . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. ungovernable, wild, out of control, unmanageable, intractable, out of hand, carried away,… …

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  • 84administrable — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Capable of being governed: controllable, governable, manageable, rulable. See CONTROL …

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  • 85CONTROL — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index control noun government, grip, monopoly adjective governable verb govern, handle, have, maneuver …

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  • 86controllable — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Capable of being governed: administrable, governable, manageable, rulable. See CONTROL …

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  • 87rulable — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Capable of being governed: administrable, controllable, governable, manageable. See CONTROL …

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  • 88catamaran — [17] Catamaran is a word borrowed from the Tamil language of the southeast coast of India. It is a compound meaning literally ‘tied wood’, made up of kattu ‘tie’ and maram ‘wood, tree’. It was first recorded in English in William Dampier’s… …

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  • 89manageable — man·age·a·ble || mænɪdÊ’É™bl adj. capable of being managed; governable, controllable; submissive, docile, compliant …

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  • 90rulier — adj. governable, manageable; obedient, compliant …

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