GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |