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 |
|---|---|
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| shove | to push along |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| rightful | just |
| bump | a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |