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
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass
denominationan act of denominating
statelymarked by lofty or imposing dignity
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
effeteno longer fertile
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger