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

WordMeaning
retributionrecompense
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
salineconsisting of or containing salt
rareseldom occurring or found : uncommon
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
deltathe 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
totterto move unsteadily : stagger
lacerationthe act of lacerating
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument