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 |
|---|---|
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |