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Word: provenance

Definition: place of origin; origin or source of something; Ex. Gunpowder is of Chinese provenance; CF. come


More Vocab Words

::: disparity - difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity
::: throng - crowd (of people or things); V.
::: bifurcated - divided into two branches; forked
::: fashion - give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay
::: susceptible - impressionable; easily influenced; sensitive; having little resistance as to a disease; likely to suffer; receptive to; capable of accepting; Ex. susceptible to persuasion/colds; Ex. The agreement is not susceptible of alteration; N. susceptibility
::: bogus - counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex. bogus interview
::: construe - explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue
::: intrigue - make secret plans; plot; arouse the curiosity of; N: secret scheme; plot; secret love affair
::: lucid - easily understood; clear; intelligible; N. lucidity
::: gravity - seriousness; ADJ. grave