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 |
|---|---|
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| scourge | whip |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |