GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |