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 |
|---|---|
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |