GRE Word List
PORTLY
dignified
The meaning of the word portly is dignified.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| 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 |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| passe | past one's prime |