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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circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
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bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
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scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
fleckstreak
outragean act of violence or brutality
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