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 |
|---|---|
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |