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 |
|---|---|
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| billowing | wave |