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 |
|---|---|
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |