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 |
|---|---|
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| demerit | offense |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |