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.

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pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
lucrativeproducing wealth : profitable
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
ubiquitousexisting or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread
infantileof or relating to infants or infancy
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
raimentclothing
propsomething that props or sustains : support
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim