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 |
|---|---|
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| broach | brooch |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |