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
bitinghaving the power to bite
battaliona considerable body of troops organized to act together : army
modicuma small portion : a limited quantity
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
stodgyhaving a rich filling quality : heavy
redolentexuding fragrance : aromatic
distendextend
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described