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 |
|---|---|
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| ram | a male sheep |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |