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 |
|---|---|
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| finished | entirely done |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |