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 |
|---|---|
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |