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 |
|---|---|
| defalcate | deduct |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |