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 |
|---|---|
| quarry | game |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |