GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
origin
The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |