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 |
|---|---|
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |