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 |
|---|---|
| bump | a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |