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 |
|---|---|
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| score | twenty |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |