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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| impenitent | not penitent |