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.

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WordMeaning
misadventuremisfortune
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
connivancethe act of conniving
pertsaucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
forwardnear, being at, or belonging to the forepart
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
nutrientfurnishing nourishment
plumagethe feathers of a bird