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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| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |