GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |