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 |
|---|---|
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| strew | to spread by scattering |