GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| succor | relief |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |