GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |