GRE Word List

PROVENANCE

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The meaning of the word provenance is origin.

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trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
scabbarda sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
severto put or keep apart : divide
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
giddydizzy
nuptialof or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
tillerone that tills : cultivator