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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WordMeaning
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
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tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
lullto cause to sleep or rest : soothe
necromancyconjuration (see conjure
equilibriuma state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise
imbroglioan acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
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spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
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