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 |
|---|---|
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |