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 |
|---|---|
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| seemly | good-looking |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |