GRE Word List
PORTLY
dignified
The meaning of the word portly is dignified.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |