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 |
|---|---|
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |