GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| slake | subside |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |