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 |
|---|---|
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| opulence | wealth |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| constraint | the act of constraining |