GRE Word List
PORTLY
dignified
The meaning of the word portly is dignified.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |