GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| cohorts | companion |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |