GRE Word List
DINGY
dirty
The meaning of the word dingy is dirty.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |