GRE Word List
PHILISTINE
narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain; uncultured person who is indifferent to artistic and cultural values; member of an ancient people in Palestine; OP. aesthete
The meaning of the word philistine is narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain; uncultured person who is indifferent to artistic and cultural values; member of an ancient people in Palestine; OP. aesthete.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incongruity | lack of harmony; absurdity; ADJ. incongruous: lacking in harmony; inappropriate |
| manumit | emancipate; free from slavery or bondage |
| moodiness | fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy CF. mood: state of mind or emotion |
| interminable | endless |
| immaculate | spotless; flawless; absolutely clean |
| canker | any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer |
| smear | spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing |
| consternation | great shock; dismay |
| lexicographer | compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary |
| larder | pantry; place where food is kept |
