GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |