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 |
|---|---|
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| reek | smoke |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |