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 |
|---|---|
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |