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.

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WordMeaning
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
wiggleto move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle
vicaran ecclesiastical agent: such as
constraintthe act of constraining
raptlifted up and carried away
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
queryquestion
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification