GRE Word List

MEALYMOUTHED

not plain and straightforward : devious

The meaning of the word mealymouthed is not plain and straightforward : devious.

Random words

WordMeaning
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
wrathstrong vengeful anger or indignation
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
smudgeto make a smudge on
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function