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 |
|---|---|
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |