GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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Word | Meaning |
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recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
rescind | to take away : remove |
appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
lode | waterway |
disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |