GRE Word List

PROVENANCE

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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.

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WordMeaning
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
homespunspun or made at home
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
shama trick that deludes : hoax
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control