GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |