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 |
|---|---|
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |