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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
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
occultto shut off from view or exposure : cover
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
hortatoryhortative
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable