GRE Word List
INTRACTABLE
not easily governed, managed, or directed
The meaning of the word intractable is not easily governed, managed, or directed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |