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 |
|---|---|
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| postulate | demand |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| prong | fork |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |