GRE Word List

INTRACTABLE

not easily governed, managed, or directed

The meaning of the word intractable is not easily governed, managed, or directed.

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WordMeaning
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
sparseof few and scattered elements
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
prognosticateto foretell from signs or symptoms : predict
razeto destroy to the ground : demolish
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume