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 |
|---|---|
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| broach | brooch |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |