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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| calorific | caloric |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |