GRE Word List
PORTLY
dignified
The meaning of the word portly is dignified.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
---|---|
problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
gnome | maxim |
wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |