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 |
|---|---|
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| aspirant | one who aspires |