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 |
|---|---|
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| demise | death |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |