GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implode | to burst inward |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| provident | frugal |