GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |