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 |
|---|---|
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |