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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alloythe degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
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paramourlover
ravenousrapacious
misadventuremisfortune
foregoto go before : precede
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