GRE Word List

PROVENANCE

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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.

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WordMeaning
muggybeing warm, damp, and close
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
debuta first appearance
bewareto be on one's guard
chantto make melodic sounds with the voice
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
propsomething that props or sustains : support