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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |