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 |
|---|---|
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| prank | trick |
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| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
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