GRE Word List
PROVENANCE
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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |