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 |
|---|---|
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |