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 |
|---|---|
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| lunar | crescent |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |