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 |
|---|---|
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |