GRE Word List

PROVENANCE

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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.

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WordMeaning
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
superimposeto place or lay over or above something
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
hirsutehairy
clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag
obscuredark