GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |