GRE Word List

PORTLY

dignified

The meaning of the word portly is dignified.

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scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
abscondto depart secretly and hide oneself
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
wrytwist
sedulousinvolving or accomplished with careful perseverance
triggera piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another