GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aptitude | inclination |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |