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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
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| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
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| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
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