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 |
|---|---|
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| repercussion | reflection |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |