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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| intermediary | mediator |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| succor | relief |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |