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
fastidiousshowing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
matriculateto enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
animatedendowed with life or the qualities of life : alive
dementedmad
viablecapable of living
slickhaving a smooth surface : slippery
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient