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 |
|---|---|
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| drivel | nonsense |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |