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 |
|---|---|
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| enhance | heighten |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| overweening | arrogant |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |