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
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
dankunpleasantly moist or wet
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
chuckleto laugh inwardly or quietly
vendorone that vends : seller
opticiana maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments
besiegeto surround with armed forces
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
intersticea space that intervenes between things
actuaryclerk