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 |
|---|---|
| residual | remainder |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |