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 |
|---|---|
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |