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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WordMeaning
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
jollitythe quality or state of being jolly : merriment
peerone that is of equal standing with another : equal
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
belaborto attack verbally
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
callowlacking adult sophistication : immature
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
primto give a prim or demure expression to
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim