GRE Word List
IRKSOME
tending to irk : tedious
The meaning of the word irksome is tending to irk : tedious.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| venue | locale |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| sledge | sledgehammer |