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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balefuldeadly or pernicious in influence
inopportuneinconvenient
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
fanciedimagined or believed to be true or real
reverendworthy of reverence : revered
variegatedhaving discrete markings of different colors
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures