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 |
|---|---|
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| trance | stupor |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |