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 |
|---|---|
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |