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
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
suppliantsupplicant
reciprocateto give and take mutually
malfeasancewrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
compriseto be made up of
acerbitythe quality of being acerbic
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of