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 |
|---|---|
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
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| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |