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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| convention | agreement |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
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| minatory | having a menacing quality |