GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |