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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WordMeaning
wilyfull of wiles : crafty
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
heedlessnot taking heed : inconsiderate
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
viablecapable of living
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
deftcharacterized by facility and skill
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)