GRE Word List
SLOVENLY
untidy especially in personal appearance
The meaning of the word slovenly is untidy especially in personal appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |