GRE Word List
IRKSOME
tending to irk : tedious
The meaning of the word irksome is tending to irk : tedious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |