GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
place of origin; origin or source of something; Ex. Gunpowder is of Chinese provenance; CF. come
The meaning of the word provenance is place of origin; origin or source of something; Ex. Gunpowder is of Chinese provenance; CF. come.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perspicuous | (of something) plainly expressed; easy to understand; Ex. perspicuous comments |
| verisimilitude | appearance of truth; quality of appearing to be true or real; likelihood; Ex. verisimilitude of her performance as Lady Macbeth |
| venturesome | (of a person) bold; adventurous; daring; (of an action) risky |
| append | attach |
| pertinacious | holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent |
| reprise | musical repetition; repeating of a piece of music; repeat performance; recurrent action; Ex. reprise in the finale; Ex. constant reprises |
| arrears | being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done |
| flighty | (esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing, esp. from one lover to another; impulsive |
| incapacitate | disable; N. incapacity: lack of capacity |
| optimist | person who looks on the bright side; N. optimism |
