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.

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WordMeaning
vociferousmarked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
dementedmad
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
askewout of line : at an angle