GRE Word List

PHILOLOGY

the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature

The meaning of the word philology is the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature.

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WordMeaning
prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
slougha place of deep mud or mire
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
stratuma bed or layer artificially made
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
marshala high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces