GRE Word List

PORTLY

dignified

The meaning of the word portly is dignified.

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WordMeaning
plumpto drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
spoofdeceive
potentateruler
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
rallyto muster for a common purpose
igniteto set afire
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
rapporta friendly, harmonious relationship