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 |
|---|---|
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| gruel | a thin porridge |