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 |
|---|---|
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |