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
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
coga tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear
fraileasily led into evil
peonany of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as
optometrista specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist
nascentcoming or having recently come into existence
betokento typify beforehand : presage
whimsywhim
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur