GRE Word List
PORTLY
dignified
The meaning of the word portly is dignified.
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espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
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agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |