amenable
a‧me‧na‧ble / əminəb ə l $ əmin- əmen- / adjective
- willing to accept what someone says or does without arguing :
- She was always a very amenable child.
- amenable to
- Young people are more amenable than older citizens to the idea of immigration.
- suitable for a particular type of treatment
- amenable for/to
- Such conditions may be amenable to medical intervention.
bookie
book‧mak‧er / bʊkmeɪkə $ -ər / ( also bookie informal ) noun [ countable ]
- someone whose job is to collect money that people want to risk on the result
of a race, competition etc, and who pays them if they guess correctly
henchman
hench‧man / hentʃmən / noun ( plural henchmen / -mən / ) [ countable ]
- a faithful supporter of a political leader or a criminal, who is willing to do
illegal things or use violence
archaic
ar‧cha‧ic / ɑkeɪ-ɪk $ ɑr- / adjective
- old and no longer used SYN outdated OPP modern :
- old-fashioned and needing to be replaced :
- Many smaller radio stations broadcast on archaic equipment.
- from or relating to ancient times SYN ancient :
strangle
stran‧gle / stræŋɡ ə l / verb [ transitive ]
- to kill someone by pressing their throat with your hands, a rope etc → choke
- strangle with
- The victim had been strangled with a belt.
- to limit or prevent the growth or development of something :
- Mills argues that high taxation strangles the economy.
- strangler noun [ countable ]