GRE Word List
PORTLY
dignified
The meaning of the word portly is dignified.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| noisome | noxious |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |