GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |