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 |
|---|---|
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |