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 |
|---|---|
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |