GRE Word List
PORTLY
dignified
The meaning of the word portly is dignified.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| cryptic | secret |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| hallowed | holy |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |