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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staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
plaitpleat
juggernauta massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path
validateto make legally valid : ratify
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
triflinglacking in significance or solid worth: such as
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
maxima general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
junkettrip