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 |
|---|---|
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |