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
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
obsequya funeral or burial rite
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something
fruitionpleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
endorseto write on the back of
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument