GRE Word List
PORTLY
dignified
The meaning of the word portly is dignified.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| wry | twist |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |