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 |
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deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
compelling | that compels: such as |
barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
predispose | to dispose in advance |
ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
expound | to set forth : state |