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.

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WordMeaning
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
commemorateto call to remembrance
mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
vigoractive bodily or mental strength or force
slapdashhaphazard
smotherto kill by depriving of air
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
rusticof, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural