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 |
|---|---|
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |