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 |
|---|---|
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| haggard | not tamed |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |