GRE Word List
PORTLY
dignified
The meaning of the word portly is dignified.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| duration | continuance in time |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |