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 |
|---|---|
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| eventual | contingent |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| skimp | skimpy |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |