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 |
|---|---|
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| brazen | made of brass |