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 |
|---|---|
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |