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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dour | stern |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| application | an act of applying: |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |