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 |
|---|---|
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |