GRE Word List

TRILOGY

a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme

The meaning of the word trilogy is a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme.

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WordMeaning
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
concurto express agreement
acrophobiaabnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights
specka small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay
ariaair
lumberto move ponderously
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances