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 |
|---|---|
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
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| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |