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

WordMeaning
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
arablefit for or used for the growing of crops
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
zeniththe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration