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 |
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| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| sophist | philosopher |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| conflagration | fire |
| feint | something feigned |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |