GRE Word List

IRKSOME

tending to irk : tedious

The meaning of the word irksome is tending to irk : tedious.

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recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
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humblenot proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
septicof, relating to, or causing putrefaction