GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
origin
The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |