GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |