GRE Word List

PROVENANCE

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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.

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WordMeaning
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
brawnthe flesh of a boar
jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner
chalicea drinking cup : goblet
desperadoa bold or violent criminal
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
retractto draw back or in
vibrantpulsating with life, vigor, or activity
moltenfused or liquefied by heat : melted