GRE Word List

SLOVENLY

untidy especially in personal appearance

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

Random words

WordMeaning
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself
wiggleto move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle
convolutedhaving convolutions
pana usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking)
fortuitousoccurring by chance
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
compriseto be made up of
immureto enclose within or as if within walls
bemusedmarked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry