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 |
|---|---|
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |