GRE Word List
SLOVENLY
untidy especially in personal appearance
The meaning of the word slovenly is untidy especially in personal appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |