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 |
|---|---|
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |