GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
origin
The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| comestible | edible |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |