GRE Word List
IRKSOME
tending to irk : tedious
The meaning of the word irksome is tending to irk : tedious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |