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 |
|---|---|
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |