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
confoundto throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity
drudgerydull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
bacchanalorgy
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
repositorya place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository
embroiderto ornament with needlework