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 |
|---|---|
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |