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 |
|---|---|
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |