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 |
|---|---|
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| license | permission to act |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |