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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regimena systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
icona person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere
tokena piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms
outragean act of violence or brutality
nauseaa stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky