GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forlorn | bereft |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |