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
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
crossbreedhybridize
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
chastento correct by punishment or suffering : discipline
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
aloftat or to a great height
warrantedsanction
gradationa series forming successive stages