GRE Word List
PORTLY
dignified
The meaning of the word portly is dignified.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| dilute | attenuate |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |