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 |
|---|---|
| boor | peasant |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |