GRE Word List

IRKSOME

tending to irk : tedious

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

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WordMeaning
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
skittishlively or frisky in action : capricious
rationalizeto bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
metamorphosischange of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means
riddlea mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
shamblesa meat market