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 |
|---|---|
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |