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 |
|---|---|
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| scion | descendant |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| impinge | encroach |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |