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 |
|---|---|
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| osseous | bony |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |