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 |
|---|---|
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| scion | descendant |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| quench | put out |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |