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 |
|---|---|
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| abnegation | denial |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |