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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| Word | Meaning |
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| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| growl | rumble |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |