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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| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
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| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
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