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 |
|---|---|
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| verge | brink |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |