GRE Word List

IRKSOME

tending to irk : tedious

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

Random words

WordMeaning
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
foregoto go before : precede
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
dribbleto issue sporadically and in small bits
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
encircleto form a circle around : surround
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
scrupuloushaving moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group