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 |
|---|---|
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| spare | not being used |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| fester | to generate pus |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |