GRE Word List
PORTLY
dignified
The meaning of the word portly is dignified.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| cryptic | secret |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| warranted | sanction |