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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contrivancea thing contrived
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
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existentialof, relating to, or affirming existence
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
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topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
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