GRE Word List

PROVENANCE

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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.

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WordMeaning
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
quicksilvermercury
trinketa small ornament (such as a jewel or ring)
hamperto restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
wagto be in motion : stir
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance