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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franchisethe right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
mollifyto soothe in temper or disposition : appease
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
downcastlow in spirit : dejected