GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| fuddle | booze |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |