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.

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WordMeaning
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
commensuratecorresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate
cessiona yielding to another : concession
benisonblessing
rapturean expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
underhandin a clandestine manner
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
guffawa loud or boisterous burst of laughter
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination