GRE Word List
PORTLY
dignified
The meaning of the word portly is dignified.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| dissension | disagreement |