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

WordMeaning
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
palleta straw-filled tick or mattress
confidencea feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
snipa small piece that is snipped off
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct