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 |
|---|---|
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |