GRE Word List
IRKSOME
tending to irk : tedious
The meaning of the word irksome is tending to irk : tedious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |