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.

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WordMeaning
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
jibeto be in accord : agree
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
retainto keep in possession or use
pallto lose strength or effectiveness
recountto relate in detail : narrate
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies