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 |
|---|---|
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| fiend | devil |
| flounder | flatfish |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| clown | farmer |