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 |
|---|---|
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| inequity | injustice |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |