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 |
|---|---|
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| sheer | unqualified |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |