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 |
|---|---|
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| quarry | game |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |