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Vocabulary Set D4
malediction-mawkish
| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| malevolent | adj. Wishing evil or harm to others. | She was unnerved by the gaze of a stranger. |
| malign | v. To speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely. | All of his attempts to his competitors failed since their customers were loyal and their service was outstanding par excellence. |
| maudlin | adj. Foolishly and tearfully affectionate or sentimental. | The entire conversation about their dearly departed father quickly turned from enjoyable to . |
| mawkish | adj. Sickening or insipid, sentimentally sickening in a weak way. | Her eulogy was moving and sentimental, but not . |
| malediction | n. The calling down of a curse or curses. | Discovering his opponent had won the election, a fearful escaped his lips and caused his staff to seek the shelter of the crowd outside. |