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 |
|---|---|
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| tome | book |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |