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 |
|---|---|
| ravenous | rapacious |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| paradigm | example |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |