GRE Word List
IRKSOME
tending to irk : tedious
The meaning of the word irksome is tending to irk : tedious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| retiring | reserved |
| trample | tramp |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |