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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| antecede | precede |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| refrain | curb |