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 |
|---|---|
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| dire | exciting horror |
| collate | to compare critically |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |