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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|---|---|
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| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
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