GRE Word List

PHILISTINE

a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia

The meaning of the word philistine is a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia.

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WordMeaning
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
shoveto push along
wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
neophytea new convert : proselyte
optimista person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism
rightfuljust
bumpa relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved