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
blackballto vote against
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
autocraticof, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
dabbleto work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest
cupidityinordinate desire for wealth : avarice
hazarda source of danger