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 |
|---|---|
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
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| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |