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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filigreeornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces
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indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
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propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
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truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
uncannyseeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie
curfewthe sounding of a bell at evening