GRE Word List
INTRACTABLE
unruly; difficult to manage; Ex. intractable problem/child
The meaning of the word intractable is unruly; difficult to manage; Ex. intractable problem/child.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| eventual | happening at last as a result; Ex. eventual victory |
| didactic | (of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism |
| bugaboo | bugbear; object of baseless terror |
| matriculate | enroll (in college or graduate school); CF. matrix |
| germ | earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe |
| incorporeal | without a material body; insubstantial |
| quotidian | daily; commonplace; customary; Ex. quotidian routine |
| accord | agreement |
| draconian | extremely severe; Ex. draconian punishment; CF. Draco: Athenian politician |
| cull | pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); N. |
