GRE Word List
PORTLY
dignified
The meaning of the word portly is dignified.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fluke | flatfish |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
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| connoisseur | expert |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |