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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quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
peonany of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as
despoilto strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage
sciondescendant
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
hirsutehairy
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
uninhibitedfree from inhibition
solventable to pay all legal debts