GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
origin
The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skimp | skimpy |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| pending | during |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |