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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |