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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salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
briskkeenly alert : lively
inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
succulentfull of juice : juicy
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
delineateto describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
understateto represent as less than is the case
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark