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 |
|---|---|
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| inequity | injustice |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |