GRE Word List
PORTLY
dignified
The meaning of the word portly is dignified.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |