GRE Word List

PROVENANCE

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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.

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WordMeaning
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
composta mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land
historichistorical
antiquityancient times
tanto make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
overwroughtextremely excited : agitated
drossthe scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal