GRE Word List

PROVENANCE

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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.

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WordMeaning
crescendoa gradual increase
longevitya long duration of individual life
peccadilloa slight offense
dissonancelack of agreement
surrogateone appointed to act in place of another : deputy
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent
skimpskimpy
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
pitfalltrap
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural