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 |
|---|---|
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |