GRE Word List

IRKSOME

tending to irk : tedious

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

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WordMeaning
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
redolentexuding fragrance : aromatic
submissivesubmitting to others
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
retributionrecompense
descryto catch sight of
genialitymarked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness