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 |
|---|---|
| blackball | to vote against |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| hazard | a source of danger |