GRE Word List

PORTLY

dignified

The meaning of the word portly is dignified.

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trimto remove by or as if by cutting
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
shama trick that deludes : hoax
gleama transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light
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
quislingtraitor
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
factiona party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique