GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |