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 |
|---|---|
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |