GRE Word List

PORTLY

dignified

The meaning of the word portly is dignified.

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physiognomythe art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
provenanceorigin
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
expatriatebanish
granulateto form or crystallize into grains or granules
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