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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recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
prosody | the study of versification |
affirmation | the act of affirming |
truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |