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 |
|---|---|
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |