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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WordMeaning
gerontocracyrule by elders
yeomanan attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
stocka store or supply accumulated or available
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
foddersomething fed to domestic animals
pana usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking)
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
interiman intervening time : interval