GRE Word List
IRKSOME
tending to irk : tedious
The meaning of the word irksome is tending to irk : tedious.
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| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| ploy | escapade |