GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |