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 |
|---|---|
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |