GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| indite | make up |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| dissension | disagreement |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |