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
admonishto indicate duties or obligations to
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
immaculatespotlessly clean
plightto put or give in pledge : engage
courtthe residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
precipitateto throw violently : hurl
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
facilitateto make easier : help bring about
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
filingan act or instance of using a file