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 |
|---|---|
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |