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
primaloriginal
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
benefitsomething that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life