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 |
|---|---|
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| bauble | trinket |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |