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 |
|---|---|
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |