GRE Word List

PROVENANCE

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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.

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WordMeaning
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
helma lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
wafflea crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic
depleteto empty of a principal substance
feralof, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast