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.

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WordMeaning
catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible
dingydirty
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
doctrinea principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
validhaving legal efficacy or force
effeminatehaving feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
capillaryresembling a hair especially in slender elongated form