GRE Word List
PORTLY
dignified
The meaning of the word portly is dignified.
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|---|---|
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| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
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| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
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