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 |
|---|---|
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
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