maudlin; effusively or insincerely emotional
The mawkish sentimentality of the poem made readers uncomfortable.
Vocabulary like mawkish appears on the Digital SAT in Words-in-Context questions, where you choose the word that fits a passage's meaning and tone. You can also drill this word with vocabulary flashcards.
slacker; someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
flexible; easily influenced
obvious; provide evidence for
influence; influence or control shrewdly or deviously
edge; the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
organize; a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff
tyrant; someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
independent thinker who resists norms
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