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.

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WordMeaning
almssomething (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
replenishto fill or build up again
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
plaitpleat
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
caliberdegree of mental capacity or moral quality
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
oafa stupid person : boob
garnishdecorate
polarof or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it