GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |