GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| regime | regimen |