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 |
|---|---|
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |