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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ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
piquant | engagingly provocative |
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incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
brook | creek |
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