GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| gnarl | snarl |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |