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 |
|---|---|
| trappings | outward signs |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |