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 |
|---|---|
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |