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 |
|---|---|
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |