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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stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
balma balsamic (see balsamic
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
lateralof or relating to the side
trimto remove by or as if by cutting
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
humdrummonotonous
mendicantbeggar
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest