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 |
|---|---|
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| flounder | flatfish |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |