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 |
|---|---|
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| whimsy | whim |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |