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 |
|---|---|
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| laud | praise |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| hardy | bold |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| descry | to catch sight of |