GRE Word List

PROVENANCE

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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.

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WordMeaning
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
lodewaterway
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view
deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge