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 |
|---|---|
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |