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 |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| scourge | whip |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |