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
venerablecalling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
congenialpleasant
abominateto hate or loathe intensely : abhor
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
queuea braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head
tributesomething given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost