GRE Word List
IRKSOME
tending to irk : tedious
The meaning of the word irksome is tending to irk : tedious.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |