GRE Word List
PORTLY
dignified
The meaning of the word portly is dignified.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| pugilist | fighter |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| spoof | deceive |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |