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 |
|---|---|
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |