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 |
|---|---|
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| fleck | streak |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |