GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |