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 |
|---|---|
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |