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 |
|---|---|
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |