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 |
|---|---|
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| congenial | pleasant |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |