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 |
|---|---|
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| fester | to generate pus |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |