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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ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
perquisitea privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
scaffolda temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground
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plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
annulto declare or make legally invalid or void
smotherto kill by depriving of air
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denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work