GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| magnitude | great size or extent |