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 |
|---|---|
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |