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 |
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| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |