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 |
|---|---|
| stench | stink |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| unkempt | not combed |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |