GRE Word List
PORTLY
dignified
The meaning of the word portly is dignified.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |