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 |
|---|---|
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| nurture | training |
| quorum | a select group |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |