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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WordMeaning
attentivemindful
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
misadventuremisfortune
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
recountto relate in detail : narrate