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

WordMeaning
rampa sloping way or plane: such as
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
reprimanda severe or formal reproof
lollto hang loosely or laxly : droop
exodusthe mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
puerilejuvenile