GRE Word List

IRKSOME

tending to irk : tedious

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

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fortitudestrength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
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heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
exhumedisinter
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chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
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