GRE Word List

SLOVENLY

untidy especially in personal appearance

The meaning of the word slovenly is untidy especially in personal appearance.

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WordMeaning
paradigmexample
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
passiveacted upon by an external agency
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
hortatoryhortative
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent