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 |
|---|---|
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| bliss | complete happiness |