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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| cipher | zero |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| unfrock | defrock |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |