GRE Word List
UNTOWARD
difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
The meaning of the word untoward is difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |