GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
origin
The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |