GRE Word List
MEALYMOUTHED
not plain and straightforward : devious
The meaning of the word mealymouthed is not plain and straightforward : devious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |