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 |
|---|---|
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| irremediable | not remediable |