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 |
|---|---|
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| evenhanded | fair |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |