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 |
|---|---|
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |