GRE Word List

PROVENANCE

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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.

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WordMeaning
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea
inveigleto win over by wiles : entice
fuddlebooze
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
lavishexpending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
stellarof or relating to the stars : astral
soarto fly aloft or about
weirdof strange or extraordinary character : odd
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class