GRE Word List
PORTLY
dignified
The meaning of the word portly is dignified.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
