GRE Word List

PROVENANCE

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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.

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WordMeaning
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
lacerationthe act of lacerating
endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel
philanderera man who has sexual relations with many women
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement