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
conspireplot
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
pertsaucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
glareto shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light
consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
gaffea social or diplomatic blunder
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints