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exorable
EK-suhr-uh-buhl
adjective: Capable of being persuaded or moved.
From Latin exorare (to prevail upon), from ex- (out) + orare (to pray, beg).
"Without reform, the result is an exorable middle-class tax increase."Jonathan Rauch; A Bad Tax With Good Timing; National Journal (Washington, DC); Mar 18, 2006.
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