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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WordMeaning
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
ogleto glance with amorous invitation or challenge
dodderingfeeble
balefuldeadly or pernicious in influence
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
schemea plan or program of action
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith