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 |
|---|---|
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |