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 |
|---|---|
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
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| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |