GRE Word List
DOWDY
not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
The meaning of the word dowdy is not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| natal | native |
| indite | make up |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| nexus | connection |