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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
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| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |