GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| succor | relief |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |