GRE Word List
MAUDLIN
drunk enough to be emotionally silly
The meaning of the word maudlin is drunk enough to be emotionally silly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |