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 |
|---|---|
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |