GRE Word List

IRKSOME

tending to irk : tedious

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

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WordMeaning
omnivorousfeeding on both animal and vegetable substances
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accessiblecapable of being reached
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
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retaliateto return like for like