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
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
humblenot proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
outgoinggoing away : departing
multilingualof, having, or expressed in several languages
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
marrowbone marrow
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
billowingwave