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 |
|---|---|
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |