GRE Word List
DINGY
(of things and place) dirty and dull; Ex. dingy street/curtain
The meaning of the word dingy is (of things and place) dirty and dull; Ex. dingy street/curtain.
Random words
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| intoxicate | make drunk; stimulate or excite; Ex. intoxicated by all the money he might win |
| somatic | pertaining to the body; bodily; physical |
| nautical | pertaining to ships or navigation |
| retaliate | repay in kind (usually for bad treatment); V. retaliate |
| gnarl | protruding knot on a tree; V. |
| covetous | avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions) |
| omnipotent | all-powerful; having unlimited power |
| juxtapose | place side by side; CF. next |
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