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 |
|---|---|
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |