GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |