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 |
|---|---|
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |