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 |
|---|---|
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |