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 |
|---|---|
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| onus | burden |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |