GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |