GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| primal | original |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |