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
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
potablesuitable for drinking
crestfallenhaving a drooping crest or hanging head
degradationthe act or process of degrading
averto declare positively
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
dispiritedto deprive of morale or enthusiasm
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England