GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |