GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| ram | a male sheep |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |