GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
origin
The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |