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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| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |