GRE Word List
INTRACTABLE
not easily governed, managed, or directed
The meaning of the word intractable is not easily governed, managed, or directed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| impuissance | weakness |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |