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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shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
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tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
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expenditurethe act or process of expending
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