GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| fulcrum | prop |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |