GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |