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 |
|---|---|
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| aver | to declare positively |
| privy | private |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| invalid | not valid: |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |