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
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interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |