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 |
|---|---|
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| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |