GRE Word List
MAUDLIN
drunk enough to be emotionally silly
The meaning of the word maudlin is drunk enough to be emotionally silly.
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| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
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| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
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