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 |
|---|---|
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| monotony | tedious sameness |