GRE Word List

IRKSOME

tending to irk : tedious

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

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WordMeaning
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
anestheticof, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces