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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amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
misadventure | misfortune |
ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |