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

WordMeaning
depravitya corrupt act or practice
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
claustrophobiaabnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces
colloquyconversation
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
polarof or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it
fugitiverunning away or intending flight
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
spatefreshet
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action