GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |