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 |
|---|---|
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| brazen | made of brass |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |