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 |
|---|---|
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |