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 |
|---|---|
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| nib | bill |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |