GRE Word List
INTRACTABLE
not easily governed, managed, or directed
The meaning of the word intractable is not easily governed, managed, or directed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| brink | edge |