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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WordMeaning
neophytea new convert : proselyte
grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
gawka clumsy stupid person : lout
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
brazenmade of brass