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 |
|---|---|
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |