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 |
|---|---|
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |