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 |
|---|---|
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| acetic | vinegary |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| lout | to bow in respect |