GRE Word List

PROVENANCE

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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.

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WordMeaning
executionerone who executes
opuswork
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
warrantsanction
roseateresembling a rose especially in color
jabto pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
delveexcavate
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
incendiaryigniting combustible materials spontaneously