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 |
|---|---|
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |