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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| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |