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 |
|---|---|
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |