GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
origin
The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |