GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |