GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |