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 |
|---|---|
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |