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.

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WordMeaning
chantto make melodic sounds with the voice
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
deftcharacterized by facility and skill
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
unguenta soothing or healing salve : ointment
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions