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 |
|---|---|
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| amity | friendship |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |