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 |
|---|---|
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| congenial | pleasant |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |