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 |
|---|---|
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
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| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
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| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| defer | put off |