GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |