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 |
|---|---|
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| sober | not intoxicated |