GRE Word List

PROVENANCE

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WordMeaning
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
perfidiousof, relating to, or characterized by perfidy
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
premonitionprevious notice or warning : forewarning
randoma haphazard course
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
prosperitythe condition of being successful or thriving
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse