GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| pliant | pliable |
| edifice | building |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| juncture | a point of time |