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Synonyms for receptive

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Synonyms for receptive

ready and willing to receive favorably, as new ideas

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Synonyms for receptive

open to arguments, ideas, or change

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ready or willing to receive favorably

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of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system

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able to absorb liquid (not repellent)

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For a minute he stood motionless, his keen ears acutely receptive to sounds so faint and distant that none of the other three could detect the slightest break in the utter and deathlike quiet of the gorge.
His temperament was receptive to the beautiful influences with which he came in contact, and he was able in his letters from Rome to put a subtle fragrance of Italy.
He had very raw material, and doubtless most of his pupils failed to get the greatest lessons from him; but, as he had been a peculiarly receptive pupil of Dr.
On the contrary, he sat rather mute and receptive before her chatty eagerness to make him feel at home and in face of Gaston's frank and wordy hospitality.
My dulled faculties dragged themselves partly back to life and took a receptive attitude.
IF (receptive IS vh AND discovery IS NOT vh AND memoiristic IS NOT vh AND significant IS NOT vh) THEN receptive-learning IS vh
The Effects of Receptive and Productive Learning of Word Pairs on Vocabulary Knowledge.
Gay and bisexual men who said they have receptive anal sex (being the bottom) had high rates of rectal chlamydia and rectal gonorrhea in a large study in Ohio.
The study also thrives to increase awareness of the relationship between the incidental vocabulary learning through the form of gloss types and development of Receptive and Productive vocabulary knowledge among learners.
Global Banking News-October 31, 2012--Former central bank official says Bank of Japan would be more receptive to political pressures(C)2012 ENPublishing - http://www.enpublishing.co.uk
Pupils' reported productive experiences mostly represented the music area, and they were much less frequent than the reported "receptive" arts experiences (involving music listening, watching films/plays, reading, etc.).
An informational article including a holographic film layer and certain additional ink receptive coating, high-opacity blocking, security printing, image receptive coating, ultraviolet reflected core laminate, and/or adhesive layers coupled together.
Females are 'receptive' for a few days in each month.