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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braga pompous or boastful statement
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rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
impoverishto make poor
cringeto recoil in distaste
plauditan act or round of applause
dissensiondisagreement
hovelan open shed or shelter