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
titillateto excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation
scenarioan outline or synopsis of a play
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
discriminateto mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of
mysticmystical
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
grislyinspiring horror or intense fear
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate