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
dowdynot neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
igneousformed by solidification of magma
wrytwist
inveigleto win over by wiles : entice
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
insouciantlighthearted unconcern : nonchalance