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 |
|---|---|
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |