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 |
|---|---|
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |