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 |
|---|---|
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |