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 |
|---|---|
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |