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 |
|---|---|
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| provident | frugal |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |