GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| congenial | pleasant |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |