GRE Word List

IRKSOME

tending to irk : tedious

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

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WordMeaning
endorseto write on the back of
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
incognitowith one's identity concealed
legacya gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
ignominydeep personal humiliation and disgrace
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach