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 |
|---|---|
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| regime | regimen |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |