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 |
|---|---|
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| asunder | into parts |
| potentate | ruler |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |