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 |
|---|---|
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| anemia | a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |