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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|---|---|
| calculated | apt |
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| ancillary | subordinate |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
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| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |