GRE Word List

PROVENANCE

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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.

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WordMeaning
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
concatenatelinked together
arrearsthe state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
ultimatelast in a progression or series : final
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use