GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |