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 |
|---|---|
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |