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 |
|---|---|
| defer | put off |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| heed | to pay attention |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| beeline | a straight direct course |