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 |
|---|---|
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |