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 |
|---|---|
| connoisseur | expert |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |