GRE Word List

PORTLY

dignified

The meaning of the word portly is dignified.

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scruplea unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
pugilistfighter
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
spoofdeceive
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
manneredhaving manners of a specified kind