GRE Word List

IRKSOME

tending to irk : tedious

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

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introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
trothloyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
amorousstrongly moved by love and especially sexual love
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish