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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WordMeaning
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
insubstantialnot substantial: such as
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
misadventuremisfortune
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim