GRE Word List

PROVENANCE

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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.

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WordMeaning
subornto induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
sidetracksiding
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
monotonytedious sameness
requiteto make return for : repay
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness