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 |
|---|---|
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| grudging | unwilling |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| hortatory | hortative |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |