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
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
conteststrive
aspersiona false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation
voodooa religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
circuitoushaving a circular or winding course
outmodednot being in style
anarchyabsence of government
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite