Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Amenable \A*me"na*ble\, a. [F. amener to lead; ? (L. ad) = mener
   to lead, fr. L. minare to drive animals (properly by
   threatening cries), in LL. to lead; L. minari, to threaten,
   minae threats. See {Menace}.]
   1. (Old Law) Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her
      husband. [Obs.] --Jacob.

   2. Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable;
      responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law.

            Nor is man too diminutive . . . to be amenable to
            the divine government.                --I. Taylor.

   3. Liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc.

   4. Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable.

            Sterling . . . always was amenable enough to
            counsel.                              --Carlyle.

Source : WordNet®

amenable
     adj 1: disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to
            persuasion"; "the spirit indeed is willing but the
            flesh is weak"- Matthew 26:41 [syn: {conformable}, {willing}]
     2: readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a
        responsive student" [syn: {responsive}, {tractable}]
     3: liable to answer to a higher authority; " the president is
        amenable to the constitutional court"