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 |
|---|---|
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |