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 |
|---|---|
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| mendicant | beggar |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |