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 |
|---|---|
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| nexus | connection |
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| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |