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 |
|---|---|
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
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