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 |
|---|---|
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |