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 |
|---|---|
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| schism | division |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |