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 |
|---|---|
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| exhume | disinter |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| marrow | bone marrow |