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

WordMeaning
denotationan act or process of denoting
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
bastiona projecting part of a fortification
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
betokento typify beforehand : presage
germanebeing at once relevant and appropriate : fitting
discloseto make known or public
mantlea loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak
resentmenta feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury