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 |
|---|---|
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
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| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |