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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WordMeaning
debutanteone making a debut (see debut
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
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mata piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic
glossa surface luster or brightness : shine
magniloquentspeaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner