GRE Word List

PORTLY

dignified

The meaning of the word portly is dignified.

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WordMeaning
divaprima donna
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
monochromea painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
militantengaged in warfare or combat : fighting
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
belligerentinclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness