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 |
|---|---|
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |