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 |
|---|---|
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| render | to melt down |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |