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
flirtto move erratically : flit
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous
spontaneitythe quality or state of being spontaneous
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
blanchto take the color out of
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
gentilitythe condition of belonging to the gentry