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
migratoryof, relating to, or characterized by migration
reckoncount
chantto make melodic sounds with the voice
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity