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 |
|---|---|
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| debut | a first appearance |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |