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 |
|---|---|
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |