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 |
|---|---|
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| gazette | newspaper |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |