GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |