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 |
|---|---|
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| trenchant | keen |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |