GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| rift | fissure |