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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manneredhaving manners of a specified kind
lucremonetary gain : profit
medleya musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces
myopicaffected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted
plumagethe feathers of a bird
uproariousmarked by uproar
plauditan act or round of applause
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection