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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WordMeaning
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
lasciviousfilled with or showing sexual desire : lewd
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
comityfriendly social atmosphere : social harmony
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
egressa place or means of going out : exit
calculatedapt