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.

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WordMeaning
perspicuousplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
clichea trite phrase or expression
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
sheerunqualified
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
acousticsa science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous