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 |
|---|---|
| suppliant | supplicant |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| pundit | pandit |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |