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
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
grimfierce in disposition or action : savage
suitorone that petitions or entreats
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
dintforce
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
inequityinjustice
rouea man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake