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 |
|---|---|
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |