GRE Word List
MAWKISH
lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste
The meaning of the word mawkish is lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| impuissance | weakness |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |