GRE Word List

PORTLY

dignified

The meaning of the word portly is dignified.

Random words

WordMeaning
atypicalnot typical : irregular
untenablenot able to be defended
diversediffering from one another : unlike
tribunala court or forum of justice
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
energizeto make energetic, vigorous, or active
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it