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 |
|---|---|
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |