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 |
|---|---|
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |