GRE Word List

PORTLY

dignified

The meaning of the word portly is dignified.

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WordMeaning
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
serenitythe quality or state of being serene
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
verdantgreen in tint or color
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
capacitylegal competency (see competence
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
distraitapprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted