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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |