GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
origin
The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
brook | creek |
compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
redress | to set right : remedy |
lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |