GRE Word List
PORTLY
dignified
The meaning of the word portly is dignified.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| haven | harbor |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| aromatic | of, relating to, or having aroma: |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |