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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| intermediary | mediator |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |