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 |
|---|---|
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |