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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culinaryof or relating to the kitchen or cookery
haltingmarked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
primatea bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
profoundhaving intellectual depth and insight
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea