GRE Word List

PROVENANCE

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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.

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WordMeaning
spruceto make spruce
executorone who executes something
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
enhanceheighten
palliddeficient in color : wan
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
touchstonea fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
autonomoushaving the right or power of self-government