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 |
|---|---|
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| viable | capable of living |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |