GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gazette | newspaper |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |