GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| hirsute | hairy |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| obscure | dark |