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 |
|---|---|
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| pending | during |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |