GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| hortatory | hortative |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| shove | to push along |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |