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Usage

• servile

  If you say that someone is servile, you don't respect them because they are too obedient, too agreeable, and too willing to do anything for another person.

• tactile

  Something that is tactile can be physically touched.

• volatile

  Something that is volatile can change easily and vary widely.

• tensile

  A tensile quality of something is its ability to be stretched or extended; it also pertains to its tension.

• docile

  An animal or person that is docile is not aggressive; rather, they are well-behaved, quiet, and easy to control.

• febrile

  Febrile behavior is full of nervous energy and activity; a sick person can be febrile as well, that is, feverish or hot.

• domicile

  Your domicile is the place where you live or your home.

• puerile

  A puerile person is childish, immature, and foolish.

• senile

  An aged person who is senile is less mentally aware than they were in the past; therefore, they tend to be confused and forgetful at times.

• versatile

  Someone who is versatile is skillful at many different things; therefore, they are highly adaptable or flexible at what they can do.

• hostile

  When you act in a hostile way towards another person, you are very unfriendly or mean towards them.

• fragile

  Something fragile is easily broken or delicate.

• prehensile

  A prehensile tail on an animal is able to grasp or hold on to things by wrapping around them.

• sessile

  A sessile organism, such as a barnacle or coral, is attached permanently to something; hence, it is immobile.