GRE Word List
MEALYMOUTHED
not plain and straightforward : devious
The meaning of the word mealymouthed is not plain and straightforward : devious.
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| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
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| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
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