GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| scourge | whip |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| paltry | inferior |